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Showing 46314640 of 45439 articles for Art. CE 14-2-2022 n° 442061

French Consumer CodeIn force
Title V: PENALTIES

Article R451-2

…es and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety shall be punishable by the fine laid down for 5th class offences.…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Teaching and research activities

Article R6133-24

…nd R. 6133-23, the General Meeting may authorise the grouping, on a subsidiary basis and in compliance with its corporate purpose, to register and use patents and to exploit its research activities.Pr…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Transfer procedures

Article L1424-22

…within six months, the situation of personnel and property transferred to the fire and rescue service, after consultation, for personnel, with the competent joint bodies. The mayor of the commune or…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions common to consumer credit and home loans

Article L314-24

…hat the staff under their authority possess and keep up to date appropriate knowledge and skills concerning the preparation, offer and granting of credit agreements referred to in Article L. 313-1, th…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Audiovisual and Digital Communication Regulatory Authority

Article R331-2

…L. 333-11 of the sports code. It takes into account in particular his level of training or experience.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Information for guests.

Article R1112-2

…lised information collected during outpatient consultations provided in the establishment, during reception in the emergency department or at the time of admission and during the hospital stay, and in…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Audiovisual production contract

Article L132-27

The producer is required to seek ongoing exploitation of the audiovisual work in accordance with the practices of the profession. The scope and conditions of implementation of this obligation and, whe…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Financial provisions

Article L5211-24

Public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation which received, in place of the communes making up the public establishment, the allocations provided for in article L. 234-13 of the code des com…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER VII: Terms and conditions of office

Article L7227-22

…andates or who sits in this capacity on the board of directors of a local public establishment, the Centre national de la fonction publique territoriale, on the board of directors or supervisory board…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions.

Article R1112-23

…mitted to the private practitioners' sector. Transfer from one sector to another may, however, in exceptional cases, be authorised by the Director at the reasoned request of the patient or his/her ben…

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