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Showing 25112520 of 4768 articles for Art. 15 févr. 2012

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 8: Geolocation

Article D15-1-7

…2, request any qualified official from the departments, units or bodies referred to in l'article D. 15-1-5.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Shareholding and control.

Article D214-32-8

…le L. 214-24-23, articles D. 214-32-7-5 to D. 214-32-7-7 and articles D. 214-32-7-13 to D. 214-32-7-15 are applicable to the AIF or its management company.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Declaration of hazardous mixtures

Article R1342-16

…downstream user is unable to provide all or part of the information referred to in Article R. 1342-15 within the time allowed, he shall inform the designated body referred to in Article R. 1342-13 of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: The National Disciplinary Committee.

Article R724-3

…st presidents of the courts of appeal shall inform the first president of the Cour de cassation, by 15 February at the latest, of the name of the chamber president or councillor belonging to their cou…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: French regulated markets

Article D763-5

…table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeD. 421-7 to D. 421-9n° 2007-904 of 15 May 2007

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: French regulated markets

Article D762-5

…table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeD. 421-7 to D. 421-9n° 2007-904 of 15 May 2007

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Criminal provisions

Article R3165-4

…by a fifth-class fine. Repeated offences are punishable in accordance with articles 132-11 and 132-15 of the French Penal Code.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Work platforms.

Article R4534-78

…two rails, one one metre and the other 45 centimetres above the floor; 2° Skirting boards at least 15 centimetres high. However, these provisions do not prevent the installation of protective devices…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Financial provisions

Article R4031-43

…ear are liable to pay the contribution instituted by article L. 4031-4. The contribution is paid by 15 May at the latest for the current year to the body responsible for collecting contributions under…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Infringements of the rules concerning work by young people and by pregnant women, women who have recently given birth or who are breastfeeding

Article R4743-5

Failure to comply with the provisions relating to the age of admission set out in articles L. 4153-1 to L. 4153-5 and the decrees implementing them is punishable by a fifth-class fine. Repeated offenc…

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