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Showing 30813090 of 5749 articles for Art. 13 April 1983

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Formation of the jury

Article 260

…ulation table. This distribution is made by commune or grouped communes, by order of the prefect in April of each year. In Paris, it is made by order of the prefect in June between the arrondissements…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Inspection of products before release for free circulation

Article L511-16

…rticles 19 to 21 of Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004, as amended, on official controls performed to ensure the verification of compliance with…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Tasks of healthcare institutions.

Article L6111-2

…ntioned in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017 concerning medical devices, amending Directive 2001/83/EC, Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 an…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Action on the working environment.

Article R4626-19

…council. He draws up a report under the conditions specified inarticle 9 of decree no. 88-386 of 19 April 1988, as amended, relating to the conditions of physical fitness and sick leave of hospital ci…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: The institution and its missions.

Article L741-2

…al Council exercises disciplinary action under the conditions provided for by Order no. 2022-544 of 13 April 2022 relating to the ethics and discipline of ministerial officers.The Conseil national des…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Filing formalities

Article R512-3

…us foreign filing is claimed or that a guarantee certificate has been issued pursuant to the Law of 13 April 1908; 2° A graphic or photographic reproduction of the designs presented in accordance with…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Environment.

Article L4424-35

…staff of the regional nature park services remain governed by the statutes applicable to them on 2 April 1992, the date of entry into force of loi n° 91-428 du 13 mai 1991 portant statut de la collec…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Employment obligation

Article D5212-8

…article L. 5212-1 shall provide information annually, in the declaration provided for inarticle L. 133-5-3 of the Social Security Code, made for the period of employment in April of the year followin…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Debt consolidation

Article L314-14

…erms and conditions under which the credit transactions referred to in articles L. 314-10 to L. 314-13 are concluded in order to guarantee that the borrower is properly informed are specified by decre…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER Ia : The regional plan for economic development, innovation and internationalisation

Article L4251-19

…art or in full, in accordance with the procedures laid down for its preparation in articles L. 4251-13 à L. 4251-16.

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