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Showing 24512460 of 29800 articles for Art. 15 mai 1990

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

Article R1124-13

…ing under Part I provided for in Article 6 of the aforementioned Regulation of 16 April 2014 within 15 days of the date of validation of the application referred to in Article 17(5) of this Regulation…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Provisions relating to victims and civil parties

Article D49-71

…orcing a prison sentence in the case provided for by the second and third paragraphs of Article 723-15-2 and by article 723-16, may inform the victim, unless the provisions of articles D. 49-72 or D.…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 2: Approval of organised adapted holidays.

Article R412-16

…ght of the reports made pursuant to article R. 412-14-1 or the report referred to in article R. 412-15, may issue injunctions. If the injunctions, addressed jointly to the approved natural or legal pe…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Conditions relating to the preservation of film heritage

Article 211-16

…211-15 does not apply where, in the context of an international co-production,…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Criminal provisions

Article R1227-7

…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 ; 2° Articl…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Specific rules relating to third-country investment firms

Article D775-19

…D. 532-36No. 2017-1324 of 6 September 2017D. 532-37 with the exception of III and IVNo. 2021-941 of 15 July 2021D. 532-38n° 2017-1324 of 6 September 2017D. 532-41n° 2021-941 of 15 July 2021

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Requisitioning and seizures

Article D15-5-1

…tem or processing of personal data are sent to one of the bodies or persons mentioned in Article R. 15-33-68, the requested person or body may be asked to provide this information in a digital form th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Management standards applicable to investment services providers and prudential provisions applicable to investment firms.

Article R533-1-B

Class 1 bis investment firms are subject to the provisions of articles R. 511-15 to R. 511-16-4.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 16: Hygiene measures.

Article R4534-144

On construction sites, toilets complying with the provisions of articles R. 4228-11 to R. 4228-15 are made available to workers.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Recovery actions and penalties.

Article R5422-9

The formal notice from the recovery body provided for in Article L. 5422-15 is sent by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt.

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