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Showing 35513560 of 5384 articles for Art. 13 juill. 2005

French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Criminal provisions.

Article L6125-1

…ailure to comply with the suspension or withdrawal of authorisation provided for in article L. 6122-13. In the event of a repeat offence, the penalty may be accompanied by confiscation of the equipmen…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Trade union rights and representativeness criteria

Article L6156-3

…the General Civil Service Code and in the last paragraph of I of Article 9 bis of Law No. 83-634 of 13 July 1983 on the rights and obligations of civil servants, the terms of application of which are…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Common provisions.

Article R214-98

…S approved in accordance with Directive 2009/65/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Prudential provisions.

Article R511-16-3

…ects the business of the credit institution or finance company within the meaning of Article L. 511-13 and each member of the Board of Directors, the Supervisory Board, the Management Board or any oth…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Criminal provisions

Article R1227-7

…e to comply with the following provisions is punishable by a fourth-class fine: 1° Articles L. 1221-13, L. 1221-15 and L. 1221-15-1, D. 1221-23 to R. 1221-26, relating to the single personnel register…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Conciliation and referral

Article R1454-9

…s appointed as substitute in the manner provided for in articles L. 1423-3 to L. 1423-8 and R. 1423-13. Failing this, the chair is taken by the most senior councillor in office at the same assembly. I…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Characteristic features of residential premises

Article R1331-20

…e characteristics of decent housing taken for the application ofarticle 187 of law no. 2000-1208 of 13 December 2000 relating to urban solidarity and renewal.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Bailiffs

Article R444-56

…is liable to one of the disciplinary sanctions provided for in article 16 of Order no. 2022-544 of 13 April 2022 relating to the ethics and discipline of ministerial officers.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V: Transfers of personnel and property for the installation of departmental fire and rescue services (R)

Article R1425-1

The transfers of personnel, provided for in articles L. 1424-13, L. 1424-14 and L. 1424-16 and transfers of property, as provided for in Article L. 1424-17, may be the subject of a single agreement. T…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Abolition of communes.

Article R2114-1

…nomy and Finance after the formalities provided for in Articles L. 2112-1 to L. 2112-10 and L. 2112-13 relating to territorial boundaries insofar as their provisions are not contrary to those of artic…

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