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Showing 49314940 of 41165 articles for Art. CE 20-3-2013 n°s 347881 et 347882

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Checks, verifications and identity records

Article 78-3-1

…serious grounds for believing that his or her behaviour may be linked to terrorist activities, be detained on the spot or in the police station where he or she is taken for a check of his or her situ…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Retail distribution.

Article L5424-3

…ach subject to a financial penalty: 1° Not being the owner of the pharmacy of which he is the proprietor or being the owner or co-owner of several pharmacies. However, these provisions do not apply to…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Provisions specific to apprenticeships

Article L6522-3

…uadeloupe, Guyana, Martinique, Mayotte, La Réunion, Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Martin and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, II of article L. 6211-3 is worded as follows: "II - The amount of operating and investm…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Chapter 2: Provisions relating to Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon.

Article L162-3

References made by the provisions of this book applicable in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon to provisions that do not apply there are replaced by references to provisions with the same purpose applicable lo…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Chapter II: Provisions relating to Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon.

Article R242-3

References made by the provisions of this book applicable in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon to provisions that do not apply there are replaced by references to provisions with the same purpose applicable lo…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Chapter II: Provisions relating to Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon.

Article R442-3

References made by the provisions of this book applicable in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon to provisions that do not apply there are replaced by references to provisions with the same purpose applicable lo…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions

Article R336-3

When an insurance undertaking uses financial futures instruments for the first time, it must inform the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution in advance.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Relations between the State and the local authority

Article LO6454-3

Coordination between the action of the State services and that of the local authority services in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon is ensured jointly by the representative of the State and the President of th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 8: Declaration.

Article R5221-37

The Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé is notified of any changes to the information contained in the declaration.

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Expiry of the contract term.

Article L1251-30

The end of the assignment provided for in the secondment contract or set out in an amendment thereto may be brought forward or postponed at the rate of one day for every five days worked. For assignme…

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