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Showing 38813890 of 41165 articles for Art. CE 20-3-2013 n°s 347881 et 347882

French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Controlling epidemics and certain communicable diseases

Article R3821-3

…apply to Wallis and Futuna, subject to the adaptations provided for in this Chapter and with the exception of articles R. 3115-16, R. 3115-17, R. 3115-20-1 and R. 3115-65. Articles R. 3115-3, R. 3115…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Candidate registration requirements

Article A212-36

…idate's application must be submitted to the training organisation, which will check it for compliance, one month before the date set for the candidate to start the course.Any incomplete application w…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions

Article L331-3

The Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée may lodge a complaint and bring a civil action before the examining magistrate in respect of acts constituting the offence of counterfeiting, within…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Public industrial and commercial services

Article D2224-3

…ach municipality that is a member of a public establishment for inter-municipal cooperation shall receive the annual report adopted by this establishment. In each municipality that has transferred at…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Judicial police files

Article R40-33

…of 6 January 1978 relating to information technology, files and freedoms does not apply to this processing operation. Any person identified in the file as a victim may, however, object to personal da…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Specific provisions applicable to clinical investigations of devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017

Article L1125-30

…e provisions of this chapter apply to clinical investigations which are classified as national defence secrets within the meaning of article 413-9 of the French Criminal Code.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Criminal provisions.

Article L7123-30

Any person operating a modelling agency who fails to provide a financial guarantee resulting from a guarantee given in breach of the provisions of article L. 7123-20 is liable to six months' imprisonm…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Remuneration

Article R7123-3

None of the successive deductions referred to in article L. 7123-9 and made by the modelling agency to reimburse the expenses it has advanced for the promotion and development of the model's career ma…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Conditions for admission to the profession and to other judicial and legal professions

Article R742-35

The Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice may, on a proposal from the commission provided for in Article R. 742-36, grant the clerk referred to in Article R. 742-33 a partial exemption from the tra…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Compensation procedures.

Article R211-38

…ust, at the insurer's request, provide the following information:1° Full name ;2° Their date and place of birth;3° The full name, date and place of birth of the victim;4° His relationship to the victi…

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