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Showing 90919100 of 11432 articles for Art. CE 17-10-1990 n° 56991

French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Declaration of activity as a live performance entrepreneur

Article L7122-4

I.-Where the activity of entrepreneur of live performances is exercised by a natural person, that person is required to fulfil conditions of competence or professional experience.When the activity of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Principles of organisation and operation of the body reception facility

Article R1261-11

In training and research establishments or health establishments authorised in accordance with the second paragraph of article L. 1261-1 and in accordance with the procedures laid down in articles R.…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter IV: Judicial measures to prevent recidivism in terrorism and rehabilitation

Article D47-6-16

When the Paris Sentence Enforcement Court is asked to pronounce or renew a judicial measure to prevent terrorist recidivism and reintegration, to order its release, to modify its obligations, or to co…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Organisation of the national health data system

Article R1461-5

…n the limits of their respective responsibilities and their need to know, only the following have access to the data mentioned in Article R. 1461-4: 1° Staff or service providers of the Plateforme des…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Quarantine and isolation measures

Article R3131-23

…aragraph of II of article L. 3131-17 if the quarantine or isolation measure prohibits the person concerned from leaving the place where the quarantine or isolation is taking place or requires the pers…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IV: Provisions applicable in French Polynesia.

Article R940-1

…Code are applicable in French Polynesia:1° Articles R. 123-220 to R. 123-234-2, insofar as they concern State institutions and departments and legal entities governed by public administrative law who…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Obligations of those involved in reactovigilance.

Article R5222-15

Local reactovigilance correspondents are responsible for : 1° Recording and analysing any reported incident or risk of incident likely to be due to an in vitro diagnostic medical device; 2° Declaring…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Prohibition on cash payment of certain claims

Article L112-6-2

…is made by transfer by the judicial representative when, prior to the opening of the collective proceedings, it was made by transfer to a bank or post office account, subject to article L. 112-10 of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Reporting obligations

Article L152-1

Holders transporting cash, within the meaning of Regulation (EU) 2018/1672 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2018 on controls of cash entering or leaving the Union and repeal…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Trade union representation at national and cross-industry level

Article L2122-9

…teria of Article L. 2121-1 ; 2° Are representative in the branches of industry, construction, commerce and services; 3° Have received at least 8% of the votes cast resulting from the addition at natio…

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