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Showing 44314440 of 34927 articles for Art. Aut. conc. n° 22-D-10 du 12 Apr 2022

French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Veterinary pharmacovigilance centres.

Article R5141-102

…sted to them by the Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement et du travail, are the subject of agreements between the Director General of the Agence nationale de sé…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Freedom to provide services

Article R4301-10

In application of article L. 4304-1 and under the conditions of article L. 4311-22, the practice of advanced practice by a nurse who is a national of a Member State of the European Union or of another…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Setting the payment deadline

Article R2192-10

The payment period provided for in Article L. 2192-10 is set at thirty days for contracting authorities, including when they are acting as a contracting entity.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Penalties

Article R6114-10

…to social affairs to the department of Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon and in article 22 of order no. 96-1122 of 20 December 1996 relating to the improvement of public health in Mayotte.The Director General…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Criminal proceedings

Article L716-10

…ing trademark;b) Offering for sale or selling goods presented under an infringing trademark;c) Reproducing, imitating, using, affixing, deleting, modifying a trademark, collective trademark or guarant…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Setting payment periods

Article R3133-10

The payment period provided for in the first paragraph of Article L. 3133-10 is set at thirty days for contracting authorities, including when they are acting as a contracting entity.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Tax fraud, combating money laundering and terrorist financing

Article L772-10

…the European Union are replaced by references to the European regulations mentioned in Article L. 712-10. III.For application in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, in Article L. 561-31-2 : 1° In the second pa…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Administrative penalties

Article L241-10

Any breach of the provisions of article L. 217-12 relating to the terms and conditions for bringing the goods into conformity, is subject to an administrative fine of up to 15,000 euros for a natural…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Joint and several liability of those responsible

Article L481-10

…contractors where: 1° Its market share on the relevant market is less than 5% throughout the period during which the anti-competitive practice was committed; 2° Application of Article L. 481-9 would i…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
9°: Overseas departments

Article 1043 A

In the department of Guiana, the rates of stamp duty provided for in this code are reduced by half. The same reduction shall apply to the rates of registration duties and land registration tax, except…

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