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Showing 45814590 of 5635 articles for Art. 16 December 2009

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Import and export

Article R5121-109

…roducts necessary for carrying out research involving the human person declared under the law of 20 December 1988, the import authorisation is required for a series of import operations envisaged for…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 8: Advertising.

Article D5141-88-1

…rred to in Article 23 of Regulation (EU) 2019/6 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 on veterinary medicinal products and repealing Directive 2001/82/EC or in exceptional…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Special schemes and exemptions

Article 995

…of Decree No. 89-158 of 9 March 1989 implementing Articles 26 and 34 to 42 of Law No. 88-1201 of 23 December 1988, as amended, and relating to debt securitisation funds;10° Contracts taken out by the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE V: Provisions applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands.

Article D950-1-1

…2017-1174 of 18 July 2017Article D. 225-104-2Decree no. 2020-101 of 7 February 2020Article D. 225-164-1 Decree no. 2020-101 of 7 February 2020Chapter VII Des sociétés par actions simplifiées Article…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Personalised pathway and republican integration contract

Article L413-5

…ing the wording "talent passport" provided for in Articles L. 421-9, L. 421-10, L. 421-13 or L. 421-16 to L. 421-21; 8° A multi-annual residence permit bearing the wording "talent passport-European bl…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single chapter.

Article L2151-5

…the conditions for implementing the protocol respect the fundamental principles set out in Articles 16 to 16-8 of the Civil Code, the ethical principles set out in this Title and those set out in Titl…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XIV bis: Victim support office

Article D47-6-15

…n particular the sentence enforcement courts, for the application of the provisions of articles 712-16-1,712-16-2 et 721-2. Victims are also referred, where appropriate, to the compensation scheme to…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: The director of the sports resources, expertise and performance centre

Article R114-12

…prepares, signs and monitors the contracts and agreements mentioned in II and III of article L. 114-16 ;8° He/she has authority over all persons working in the establishment, in accordance with their…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Administrative police measures

Article L612-34

…led undertaking or undertaking that controls it, within the meaning of II and III of Article L. 233-16 of the Commercial Code, and corresponding to remuneration, compensation or benefits due or likely…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Employee with a fixed-term employment contract.

Article L1226-20

…ovisions of the second and last paragraphs of article L. 1226-12 and articles L. 1226-14 to L. 1226-16, relating to the conditions for dismissal of an employee who has suffered an accident at work or…

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