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Showing 72617270 of 9666 articles for Art. CE 16-11-1988 n° 47685-47741

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Procedure for initial applications for clinical trials on medicinal products

Article R1124-8

…uirements defined by the Committee and entrust its Chairman with the task of verifying this compliance on receipt of the requested information. If the Committee has not entrusted the Chairman with the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Provisions common to the National Commission for Voting Operations and the Regional Commissions for Voting Operations

Article R2122-48-4

…punishable by a fine of the fourth class. The fine is applied as many times as there are persons concerned.Failure to comply with the obligation to destroy the data referred to in article R. 2122-16-1…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Health rules applicable to bathing water

Article D1332-18

The list of bathing waters, as resulting from the census procedure provided for in article D. 1332-16 , as well as any change to this list compared to the previous year, accompanied by the reasons, th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Postal voting.

Article R713-19

…otes obtained by each candidate in each category or sub-category and allocates the seats in accordance with Article L. 713-16. Any ballot paper submitted in a form other than that validated by the com…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Verification of the conditions governing admission to the profession

Article R519-37

…ll ensure that its members comply with the obligation to take out the professional indemnity insurance referred to in Article L. 519-3-4. In particular, it verifies that this contract, where required,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Formation of the company

Article R5125-24-5

…plicable, the decision of the competent professional body referred to in article R. 5125-24-4. On receipt of this document, the Registrar will register the company and inform the President of the Asso…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: "My Training Activity" information system

Article R6351-21

The rights of access and rectification provided for in Articles 15 and 16 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of individuals wi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Formation of the company

Article R6223-83

…icle R. 6223-82 to the registry of the court where the application for registration was filed. On receipt of this document, the Registrar registers the company and informs the President of the Council…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 octies A

…French companies that invest abroad with a view to setting up a sales establishment, a design office or an information office, either directly or through a company in which they hold at least 10% of…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Acquisition of French nationality by declaration of nationality

Article 21-13-2

…y pursuant to articles 26 to 26-5, persons who have been habitually resident on French territory since the age of six, if they have received their compulsory education in France in educational establi…

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