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Showing 49314940 of 9348 articles for Art. CA Paris – 9 Feb. 1999 – no. 1996/18826

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Recording of offences

Article R1312-1

…mentioned in article L. 1422-1 or the Lyon metropolitan area, the health inspectors of the city of Paris and the health inspectors of the police prefecture.Non-tenured local authority employees who h…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: General provisions (R).

Article R2223-71

…r which authorisation has been granted, the full address, telephone and fax numbers and, where applicable, the e-mail address. Funeral operators are listed by commune, by arrondissement in Paris, Lyon…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IVa: Powers of investigation in public health matters

Article L1544-8-1

I. - The agents performing the same duties in French Polynesia and New Caledonia as those performed by the agents mentioned in Article L. 1421-1 have the prerogatives mentioned in Articles L. 1421-2 t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Declaration of provision of services

Article R4222-5

The provisions of articles R. 4112-9 to R. 4112-11 are applicable to the provision of services by pharmacists, the declaration of which is provided for in article L. 4222-9.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Regional hospitals

Article D6141-15

…er régional de Bordeaux ;5° Centre hospitalier régional de Brest ;6° Centre hospitalier régional de Caen ;7° Centre hospitalier régional de Clermont-Ferrand ;8° Centre hospitalier régional de Dijon ;9…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Infringements of the rules relating to the design, manufacture and marketing of work equipment and personal protective equipment

Article R4746-1

…lass offences for an economic operator within the meaning of 13) of Article 3 of Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 to exhibit, offer for sale, sell, import, hire out, make available or transfer for any purpos…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Operations concerned

Article L722-5

Transfers of funds other than those mentioned in 1° to 9° of Article L. 722-4 are governed by Articles L. 722-9 to L. 722-17.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 3: Professional contributions

Article L115-14

The following contributions are allocated to the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée: 1° A contribution payable by film production companies. This contribution is set at 0.58% of receipts,…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Acquisition of Trade Mark Rights

Article L712-6-1

If a trade mark protected in a State party to the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property has been registered in France in the name of the agent or representative of the proprietor…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Receipt and investigation by the public prosecutor of the application for recognition and enforcement.

Article 728-35

…c prosecutor is the one in whose jurisdiction the last known residence of the convicted person is located, the place where the person is held in custody or the place where the offence was committed wh…

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