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Showing 71717180 of 8111 articles for Art. CE 27-12-2022 n° 464505

French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Special provisions relating to the digital exploitation of unavailable books

Article L134-4

I. - The author of an unavailable book or the publisher holding the right to reproduce that book in printed form may object to the exercise of the right of authorisation referred to in the first parag…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Prohibited activities, checks and investigations

Article L232-17

Any person who is subject to a suspension by virtue of a decision pronounced by an anti-doping organisation signatory to the World Anti-Doping Code or by the competent body hearing an appeal against s…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Technical sports advisors to sports federations

Article R131-16

…ional coach, national technical advisor or regional technical advisor. These roles are primarily concerned with the development of physical and sporting activities, and in particular the practice of s…

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French Customs CodeIn force
A. - Limitation period against debtors.

Article 352

…toms administration, claims for the payment of rents and claims for the return of goods, with the exception of claims made pursuant to Articles 236 to 239 of the Community Customs Code, shall be submi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Hygiene of buildings and built-up areas.

Article L1331-10

…ll discharges of non-domestic wastewater into the public sewerage system must be authorised in advance by the mayor or, where responsibility for sewerage at the point of discharge has been transferred…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: National Public Health Agency

Article L1413-9

…its Chairman, appointed by decree:1° Representatives of :a) The State ;b) Compulsory health insurance schemes ;c) Institutional partners of the Agency ;d) Health professionals ;e) Associations of use…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Territorial professional health communities

Article L1434-13

…lth contract defines the action taken by its signatories, their missions and commitments, the resources they devote to it and the methods of financing, monitoring and evaluation. To this end, the Dire…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Common provisions

Article L1527-1

…se provided, for the application of the provisions of this Code to Wallis and Futuna :1° The reference to the territory replaces that of the region or department;2° The reference to the senior adminis…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Liability insurance.

Article R124-2

…et de l'habitation and 1646-1,1792-1,1831-1 du code civil, as well as its subcontractors;9° Insurance broker;10° Surveyor;11° Bailiff;12° Notary;13° Syndic of co-ownership;II - Engages in one of the…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Geographical indications protecting industrial and craft products

Article L721-7

The specifications for a specific geographical indication: 1° The name thereof; 2° The product concerned; 3° The delimitation of the associated geographical area or specific place; 4° The quality, rep…

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