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Showing 25212530 of 4925 articles for Art. 42 – Vienna Convention

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: General principles

Article L1111-3-2

…EC) No 178/2002 and Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 and repealing Council Directives 90/385/EEC and 93/42/EEC, the standardised estimate includes the separate selling price for each product and each serv…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Private equity funds.

Article R214-66

…214-32-21, R. 214-32-29, R. 214-32-32 to R. 214-32-36, R. 214-32-38 to R. 214-32-40 and R. 214-32-42 do not apply to local investment funds.II. - The assets of a local investment fund may be investe…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Health checks and surveillance

Article R1321-17

…to affect human health. For packaged water, the provisions applicable are those of article R. 1322-42.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Title IV: Other service providers

Article D547-2

…shall inform the public of the withdrawal of authorisation under the conditions set out in Article 42 of Regulation (EU) No 2020/1503 of 7 October 2020. This decision shall specify the conditions for…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Common provisions.

Article D6124-478

…ce area of 36 square metres and a volume of 110 cubic metres in five-bed rooms;6° A surface area of 42 square metres and a volume of 130 cubic metres in six-bed rooms.The depth of the rooms must not e…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Temporary work.

Article L1255-2

…itten secondment contract with the user undertaking within the period stipulated in article L. 1251-42; 5° Carrying on his activity without having made the declarations provided for in Article L. 1251…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Private equity funds.

Article R214-48

…214-32-21, R. 214-32-29, R. 214-32-32 to R. 214-32-36, R. 214-32-38 to R. 214-32-40 and R. 214-32-42 do not apply to innovation mutual funds.II. - The assets of a fonds commun de placement dans l'in…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Employee savings funds.

Article R214-210

…ithout the limits or restrictions provided for in articles R. 214-32-29, R. 214-32-34 and R. 214-32-42 being applicable to them. However, when all of their assets are invested in shares or units of a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Fire and rescue services

Article R1424-1

To carry out the missions provided for in article L. 1424-2, the territorial organisation of a fire and rescue service is based on the fire and rescue centres, operational units mainly responsible for…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Funeral home, mortuary and crematorium (R)

Article R2223-76

…ed to a funeral home on production of an extract of the certificate provided for in Article L. 2223-42.Where the funeral home in which the body is received is located within the territory of the munic…

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