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Showing 30413050 of 4329 articles for Art. CE 24 juin 2013 n° 350451

French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Medically assisted procreation

Article R2442-1

…rt is applicable in New Caledonia and French Polynesia, as amended by Decrees no. 2006-1660 of 22 December 2006, no. 2008-588 of 19 June 2008, no. 2012-360 of 14 March 2012, no. 2016-273 of 4 March 20…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and allowances

Article 1460

…79 and relating to their photographic works; 3° Authors and composers, teachers of literature, science and the arts for pleasure, primary school teachers ; 4° Lyric and dramatic artists; 5° Midwives a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Criminal penalties

Article L5462-3

I.-Placing on the market or putting into service on French territory a device mentioned in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/746 is punishable by five years' imprisonment and a fine of €375,000: 1° Wi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Provisions relating to the conclusion, assessment and implementation of group financial support agreements

Article L613-46-1

…ll, where appropriate, communicate this request to the competent authorities of the subsidiaries concerned. II. - Within four months of receipt by the supervisory college of the request for authorisat…

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

Article D3821-12

…1 to D. 3121-14 are applicable to Wallis and Futuna.Articles D. 3121-21 to D. 3121-23-1 and D. 3121-24 to D. 3121-26, in the version resulting from Decree No. 2015-796 of 1st July 2015, shall apply in…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Training arrangements

Article R212-10-17

…erified and defined by the decree governing the speciality, specialisation, option or complementary certificates, may be required for access to the courses provided for in articles D. 212-24, D. 212-2…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Functional allowances.

Article L2123-21

The deputy mayor, referred to in article L. 2113-13, receives the allowance corresponding to the effective exercise of the functions of mayor, set in accordance with articles L. 2123-20 and L. 2123-23…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 3: Regulatory capital requirement for groups.

Article R356-8

…e parent undertaking referred to in the third paragraph of Article L. 356-2 is treated as an insurance or reinsurance undertaking subject to the rules laid down in Chapter I, Section 3 and Chapter II,…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Procedure applicable to the interoperability of technological measures

Article R331-37

…or terminate its injunction if new elements justify it or if the applicant waives its request for access to the information in dispute. The authority shall rule, at the end of the procedure provided f…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Construction. Housing

Article 1050

…ies whose articles of association comply with the standard clauses appended to decree no. 69-295 of 24 March 1969 and the majority of whose capital is held by public authorities are subject to land pu…

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