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Showing 26412650 of 3964 articles for Art. CA Paris – 24 Nov. 2016

French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Cosmetic products.

Article L5431-9

…rliament and of the Council of 30 November 2009, to provide the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé with any of the information referred to in Article 24 of the aforeme…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Opinion of the college and compensation offer

Article R1142-63-32

…tion is certain.II -When the College considers that the conditions set out in II of article L. 1142-24-16 have been met, it informs the claimant that the Office will make an offer of compensation with…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Market surveillance authorities

Article R4314-2

The provisions of this chapter are applicable when the Minister responsible for labour and the Minister responsible for agriculture carry out their market surveillance duties. The Minister responsible…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Use of work and personal protection equipment.

Article R4535-7

If they meet the qualification and competence criteria defined by articles R. 4323-24 and R. 4323-100, self-employed workers may carry out periodic inspections of work equipment and personal protectiv…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Hygiene of buildings and built-up areas.

Article L1331-3

…13 of the Code de la voirie (Road Code) relating to compulsory drainage and the compulsory classification of private roads in Paris, the cost of the work undertaken by the municipality to carry out t…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I : Cancellation and rectification of civil status records

Article 1046

The public prosecutor with territorial jurisdiction to carry out the administrative rectification of purely material errors and omissions in civil status records and the annulment of irregularly drawn…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions common to all financing bodies

Article L214-167

…securitisation undertakings, with the exception of this sub-section and I and II of article L. 214-24.II. - By way of derogation from I, securitisation undertakings which comply with characteristics…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R356-59

…a) Information at group level which must be published in accordance with Articles L. 356-23, L. 356-24 and R. 356-55 to R. 356-58; b) Information relating to each insurance and reinsurance undertaking…

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

Article L4444-1

…adaptations provided for in the following paragraphs, the provisions of Article L. 4011-5 are applicable in New Caledonia and French Polynesia in the wording resulting from Law No. 2019-774 of 24 Jul…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: UCITS.

Article R214-31-1

I. - Notwithstanding articles R. 214-24 and R. 214-26, a feeder UCITS may invest up to 100% of its assets in units or shares of a single master UCITS governed by French or foreign law and hold up to 1…

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