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Showing 19311940 of 3358 articles for Art. 20 févr. 2001

French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Composition of the Agency and Working Conditions Committee and procedures for electing and appointing its members

Article R1432-93

…r of the elections, a change in the organisation of the services results in a variation of at least 20% in the number of staff represented on the Agency and Working Conditions Committee, the respectiv…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Quarantine and isolation measures

Article R3131-22

…n the person who is the subject of the measure is a minor, the rights mentioned in articles R. 3131-20 and R. 3131-24 are exercised by the persons exercising parental authority or the guardian. Where…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Etablissement public de santé national de Fresnes.

Article R6147-75

…attributed to the Director General of the Regional Health Agency by articles R. 6143-16 and R. 6143-20 are exercised by the Minister of Justice and the Minister of Health with regard to the members of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope and definitions

Article L133-2

…ticle L. 133-1-1, the last two paragraphs of article L. 133-7, articles L. 133-8, L. 133-19, L. 133-20, L. 133-22, L. 133-23, L. 133-25, L. 133-25-1, L. 133-25-2 and the I and III of article L. 133-26…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Criminal proceedings

Article L615-15

…o knowingly breaches one of the obligations or prohibitions laid down in articles L. 614-18, L. 614-20 and the first paragraph of Article L. 614-21 will be punished by a fine of 6,000 euros. If the in…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Jurisdiction and powers of Deputy European Public Prosecutors

Article 696-108

…ean Union's financial interests referred to in Articles 4, 22, 23 and 25 of Council Regulation (EU) 2017/1939 of 12 October 2017 implementing enhanced cooperation regarding the establishment of the Eu…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Contractual tax exemptions and approvals

Article 1649 octies

…insofar as they have not been ratified by Parliament.The provisions of articles L. 131-1 to L. 131-20 of the Code des juridictions financières will eventually be applicable in this case.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Armed Forces Medical Corps

Article L4444-3

…21-7 are applicable in New Caledonia and French Polynesia in their wording resulting from Order no. 2018-20 of 17 January 2018, insofar as they concern students carrying out an activity as part of a c…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Shareholders' meetings.

Article R225-70

…quorum, a second meeting is convened in the manner provided for in articles R. 225-67 and R. 22-10-20 and the notice of meeting states the date of the first meeting. The same applies to the convening…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Provisions specific to Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Martin and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon

Article R781-1

…"II. - Recovery of the contribution, penalty payments and sanctions provided for in articles L. 612-20, L. 612-25 and L. 612-39 to L. 612-41 is carried out by a State accountant under the conditions s…

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