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Showing 76317640 of 8111 articles for Art. CE 27-12-2022 n° 464505

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Agency System Steering Committee

Article R1411-58-1

…o members:1° The Chairman of the Etablissement français du sang ;2° The Director General of the Agence nationale chargée de la sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement et du travail ;3…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Authorisation to set up within this perimeter

Article A761-14

…of the project on a 1:25,000 map;- the organisation of the project on the plot or plots of land concerned: the locations and areas of the buildings, the spaces for parking vehicles, storing products,…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions

Article 1636 B octies

I. - The proceeds of the special equipment taxes levied for the benefit of the public land establishments referred to in articles L. 321-1 et L. 324-1 of the town planning code, the Etablissement publ…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Penalties

Article L621-15

…le prudentiel et de résolution.Subject to Article L. 465-3-6, if it decides to initiate sanction proceedings, it notifies the persons concerned of the objections. It forwards the statement of objectio…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Minimum solvency margin requirement

Article R334-5

…erred to in Article L. 310-3-2, the minimum required solvency margin is determined either by reference to the annual amount of premiums or contributions, or by reference to the average annual cost of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Intermediary associations.

Article L5132-11-1

…ular social and professional difficulties, in application of article L. 1242-3. During the performance of these contracts, one or more agreements concluded pursuant to article L. 5135-4 may provide fo…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Commencement of employment, management, remuneration and benefits

Article D6153-10-1

The bonuses, allowances and reimbursements of expenses mentioned in 2° of article R. 6153-10 are : 1° If the intern is not provided with accommodation, food, heating and lighting in the establishment…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Determination of taxable profit

Article 209-0 B

…han 50 Universal Tonnage System (UMS) units;b. Which are either fully owned or co-owned, with the exception of those given on a bareboat charter basis to companies that are not directly or indirectly…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Flagrant crimes and offences

Article 56-1

Search of a lawyer's chambers or home may only be carried out by a magistrate and in the presence of the President of the Bar or his delegate, following a written, reasoned decision taken by the liber…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Recognition of European investigation decisions

Article 694-31

…on is contrary to the provisions relating to the establishment of criminal liability for press offences in the loi du 29 juillet 1881 sur la liberté de la presseet de la loi n° 82-652 du 29 juillet 19…

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