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Showing 50415050 of 9348 articles for Art. CA Paris – 9 Feb. 1999 – no. 1996/18826

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Installation and operation

Article R5126-25

…including those prepared on an ad hoc basis as referred to in 4° and 5° of the I of Article R. 5126-9, the in-house pharmacy may organise, on the basis of an agreement, with an establishment or body a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: One-stop shop for live performances

Article R7122-22

…gle, simplified declaration in order to meet the obligations to issue unemployment insurance certificates, the work certificate and the certificate justifying entitlement to leave, as provided for in…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Adaptation provisions

Article R2671-4

For the application of the regulatory provisions of Book III in New Caledonia:1° In article R. 2311-5:a) 2° is deleted;b) In 6°, the words: "the other technical standards drawn up by the European stan…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 11: Charges levied by electronic communications operators

Article R213-2

The rates relating to the fees mentioned in 9° of

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Negotiable debt securities

Article L213-3

…re authorised to issue negotiable debt securities: 1. Credit institutions, investment firms and the Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations, subject to compliance with the conditions laid down for this pur…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Management entrusted to private-law bodies by agreement or convention.

Article L5427-1

…on behalf of this body. Collection of the contributions referred to in 1° to 3° of Article L. 5422-9 and Article L. 5422-11 is carried out on behalf of this body by the unions for the collection of s…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Ac: Record-keeping

Article 286 quater

…ties of materials used and processed products delivered. 2. (Repealed with effect from 1st January 1996). 3. Service providers, other than processors, who carry out work and valuations relating to tan…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Departmental and territorial 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 Commercial codeIn force
TITLE V: Provisions applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands.

Article L950-1-1

I.-Articles L. 141-13 to L. 141-17, L. 141-19, L. 141-20, L. 143-7 and L. 143-11 are applicable in their wording resulting from Law no. 2015-990 of 6 August 2015 for growth, activity and equal economi…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter VII: OTHER APPLICABLE PROVISIONS

Article L237-1

In addition to the provisions of this title, the provisions of articles L. 414-4 to L. 414-9, L. 424-6, L. 424-9 to L. 424-13, L. 424-16. The provisions of articles L. 436-5 are also applicable to for…

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