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Showing 46214630 of 44169 articles for Art. 4 Oct 1996 — RJDA 3/97 n° 431

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: The exchange of information between the competent authorities of different Member States pursuant to Directive 2019/1153 of 20 June 2019

Article R49-42

…in Article L. 561-23 of the Monetary and Financial Code or declarations mentioned in the article 1649 A du code général des impôts. The registers are kept for five years after their creation.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Prior application for examination of an activity

Article R151-4

When an entity governed by French law submits a request to the Minister for an opinion as to whether all or part of the activity of this entity falls within the scope of I of Article L. 151-3, the Min…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Exposure to asbestos in buildings.

Article R1337-4

…down for fifth class offences for a person responsible for the surveys mentioned in articles R. 1334-20 to R. 1334-22, for the periodic assessment of the state of preservation mentioned in the second…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Disciplinary procedure

Article R612-41

…ovided for in 1° and 2°, at the latest before the end of the meeting provided for in Article R. 612-46.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Health-related products

Article R1453-4

I.-The information mentioned in article R. 1453-3 is made public, in French, on the single public website mentioned in I of article L. 1453-1 and is transmitted to the authority responsible for this s…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Notification of the decision

Article R4234-44

…onal disciplinary chamber or the order of the president of that chamber made pursuant to article R. 4234-3 becomes final on the day on which the pharmacist receives notification thereof. If the notifi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Appeals

Article R4234-43

…f the new place of registration corresponding to the authorities mentioned in 3° of I of article R. 4234-1.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Authorisation of training centres for hospital pharmacy assistants and approval of their directors

Article R4244-4

…be withdrawn, after formal notice and by reasoned decision, if the conditions set out in article D. 4244-3 are no longer met.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Registration of members of the professions of medical electroradiology manipulator and medical laboratory technician and of graduates not in practice

Article D4354-4

…ision of the Minister for Health transmit to the body managing the register mentioned in Article D. 4113-118 a weekly update of data to supplement that mentioned in the first paragraph of article D. 4…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: Operating rights

Article R333-3-3

Where the marketing of exploitation rights for sporting events or competitions organised by a professional league is carried out by a commercial company created pursuant to the third paragraph of Arti…

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