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Showing 26912700 of 20363 articles for Art. CE 18-5-1998 n° 179831

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Conditions for authorisation

Article R4211-55

…article R. 4211-53 appoint a responsible person and one or more interim responsible persons to replace him/her, with the same powers and responsibilities as those conferred on the responsible person.…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Consumer rights

Article L217-5

…rovisions of European Union law and national law as well as any technical standards or, in the absence of such technical standards, specific codes of conduct applicable to the sector concerned; 2° Whe…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Jurisdiction of French courts

Article 689-5

…ried under the conditions laid down in Article 689-1 any person guilty of any of the following offences: 1° Crime defined in articles 224-6 and 224-7 of the Criminal Code ; 2° Deliberate injury to lif…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Provisions applicable in New Caledonia.

Article L937-5

…able in New Caledonia must hold positions in the company either as chairman and chief executive officer, chairman or member of the board of directors, chief executive officer, chairman or member of th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Declarations to be made by legal entities

Article R123-53

…e amount of its share capital; if the capital is variable, the amount below which it may not be reduced;4° The address of its registered office;5° Where applicable, that the legal entity, whose legal…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Career paths

Article R4021-5

I.-An electronic traceability document is made available to all healthcare professionals, regardless of their status or mode of practice, on the website of the Agence nationale du développement profes…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Career development advice

Article R6111-5

…g to the Association pour l'emploi des cadres, responsible for providing vocational development advice under Article L. 6111-6 do not provide, for a period of more than six months, the data relating t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Establishments manufacturing, importing or distributing medicated feed.

Article R5142-54

…ulatory provisions relating to medicated feedingstuffs is bound by an agreement with the company concerned and has at least the following duties: 1° Responsible for the quality of medicated feedingstu…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Rules specific to contracts with a particular purpose

Article R224-52

The obligation set out in article

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Financial assistance from local authorities and their groupings

Article L1522-5

…local authorities and their groupings for a period of more than two years, which may be renewable once. At the end of this period, the contribution is repaid or converted into a capital increase. No n…

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