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Showing 32113220 of 5749 articles for Art. 13 April 1983

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Sampling.

Article R5127-4

Except in the cases provided for in article R. 5127-13, a sample consists of three samples, one left with the owner or holder of the product, the second destined for the laboratory competent to carry…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Adoption of the budget and settlement of accounts

Article LO6471-10

…or in the second paragraph of the same Article LO 6471-7 and for the application of Article LO 6471-13. When the local authority's budget has been settled and made enforceable by the representative of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Employment obligation

Article D5212-3

The number of people benefiting from the employment obligation mentioned in Article L. 5212-13 takes into account all the workers mentioned in Article L. 5212-13, regardless of the duration and nature…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Organisation and operation

Article D112-18

…arious missions. It is the scientific body, provided for by article 14 of decree no. 2002-628 of 25 April 2002 taken for the application of law no. 2002-5 of 4 January 2002 relating to the Museums of…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Title I: PURPOSE AND SCOPE

Article 110-4

…tries. These grants constitute subsidies within the meaning ofarticle 9-1 of law no. 2000-321 of 12 April 2000 on the rights of citizens in their relations with administrations, and the conditions und…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Shareholders' meetings.

Article L225-122

…utside metropolitan France, voting rights are governed by the Articles of Association in force on 1 April 1967.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Subscription and purchase of shares by employees

Article L22-10-56

…ing of Article 7 of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on market abuse (Market Abuse Regulation) and repealing Directive 2003/6/ EC of the Europ…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Algorithmic trading activities applicable to investment services providers other than portfolio management companies

Article L533-10-4

…that is contrary to Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on market abuse, or to the rules of a trading platform to which these providers are conne…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Advertising

Article L5213-2

The advertising defined in Article L. 5213-1 relates to the devices mentioned in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017 which have the EU d…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Application for substantial modification

Article R1124-12

…mbers within the time limits laid down in Articles 20 and 22 of the aforementioned Regulation of 16 April 2014. The Chairman may, if necessary, appoint a second member to act as rapporteur. The Select…

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