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Showing 53315340 of 9666 articles for Art. CE 16-11-1988 n° 47685-47741

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Pharmacists and veterinary assistants in veterinary pharmaceutical establishments.

Article R5142-37-1

…surgeons entrusted with the release of batches must have at least six months' professional experience under the conditions set out in article R. 5142-16 before taking on this role.

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Powers

Article L621-17-5

…nishable by the penalties laid down in Article 226-13 of the Criminal Code for the directors or officers of the persons mentioned in Article 16 of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 of the European Parliamen…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Title VII : CONDITIONS OF APPLICATION IN THE OVERSEAS OF THE PROVISIONS OF BOOK V RELATING TO SERVICE PROVIDERS

Article L771-1

…Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, New Caledonia, French Polynesia and the Wallis and Futuna Islands, references to Regulations (EU) of the European Parliament and of the Council No 648/2012 of 4 July 2012, No…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Products presented as aiding diagnosis, prevention or treatment.

Article R5122-22

For a product mentioned in Article L. 5122-14, the advertising approval for professionals mentioned in Article L. 5122-9 is issued and may be suspended or withdrawn under the conditions set out in Art…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Consultation of electors

Article L1112-22

The provisions of article LO 1112-11 are applicable to the consultation of voters.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE I: Commercial paper.

Article R512-1

The provisions of articles R. 511-1 to R. 511-11.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: Tasks and general provisions

Article R114-2

…single tripartite contract between the State and the region, on the one hand, and the sports resources, expertise and performance centre, on the other.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Definitions

Article L1340-1

…in Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Reserving contracts for social economy enterprises

Article R2113-8

…ser decides to reserve the contract for one or more companies in the social economy, the tender notice or, in the absence of such a notice, the consultation documents shall refer to Articles L. 2113-1…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Technical and safety guarantees

Article A322-24

The walls and bottom of the pools are light-coloured to enable the supervision and emergency services referred to in article D. 322-16 to be organised. When the turbidity of the water in a pool is suc…

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