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Showing 18811890 of 2277 articles for Art. 26 avr. 1974

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Scientific Council and expert committees

Article R1313-25

…tific committees provided for by Decree no. 98-695 of 30 July 1998, amended by Decree no. 99-242 of 26 March 1999, relating to the special status of the bodies of researchers at the French Food Safety…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3 : Assignment of civil servants from the corps d'encadrement et d'application de la police nationale with the status of judicial police officer to the departments referred to in article 16 (4°)

Article A34

…of the departments or to one of the categories of departments defined in articles R. 15-18 to R. 15-26-1 and listed below:1° Services whose territorial jurisdiction covers the entire national territor…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions relating to investment firms

Article R532-8-1

…om this Title and from Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 if it is class 1a, or from Regulation (EU) 2019/2033 of the European Parliament and of…

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

Article R1432-79

…one member and one alternate; b) From 16 to 25 employees: two members and two alternates; c) From 26 to 49 employees: three members and three alternates; d) From 50 to 64 employees: four members and…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Informing users and expressing their wishes

Article R1521-2

…na Islands and the French Southern Territories in the wording resulting from Decree No. 2018-137 of 26 February 2018. Articles R. 1111-17 to R. 1111-20 are applicable in the territory of the Wallis an…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Board of Directors

Article R5315-2

…sentatives, appointed under the conditions laid down in Chapter II of Title II of Act no. 83-675 of 26 July 1983 on the democratisation of the public sector.The members mentioned in 1° may be represen…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Temporary non-medical accommodation for pregnant women

Article R6111-62

…d the Mayotte Social Security Fund; 3° The second paragraph ofArticle 3 of Ordinance no. 77-1102 of 26 September 1977 extending and adapting various provisions relating to social affairs to the Depart…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 1: Administrative approval

Article L382-2

…s or, for funds constituted in the form of mutual insurance companies referred to in Article L. 322-26-1, the mutual insurance companies or supplementary professional retirement unions referred to in…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Security detention and surveillance

Article 706-53-13

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Clearing houses

Article L440-1

…eaning of Article 4 of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 on prudential requirements for credit institutions and investment firms and amending Re…

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