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Showing 23412350 of 3182 articles for Art. CE 28 Sep 2017 n° 409770

French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Extemporaneous preparation and retail sale.

Article L5442-9

…tive authority; 2° Purchasing, holding or supplying veterinary medicinal products containing substances that are subject to special obligat ions withi n the meaning of article L. 5144-1 to members of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: The National Register of Companies

Article R123-323

…s of trades governed by articles 103 et seq. of the local professional code of 26 July 1900 for Alsace and Moselle and the reference to the title of master craftsman provided for by the article 3 du d…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 11: Charges for the transmission and distribution of electricity and gas and for oil pipelines (R)

Article R2333-108

…of road permissions or by all the works constituting a direct line within the meaning of the décret n° 2001-366 du 26 avril 2001 susvisé, établie en vertu de permissions de voirie, sont fixées par le…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Notaries' fees

Article A444-175

…nder the conditions set out in Article A. 444-174. If the sum mentioned in the previous paragraph exceeds 10% of the value of the property or right that is the subject of the transfer, the total fees…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Economic and social measures

Article R3231

…odifiée relative aux droits des citoyens dans leurs relations avec les administrations et du décret n° 2001-495 du 6 juin 2001 pris pour son application, are attached to the deliberations awarding the…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Practice as a company

Article R422-33

…om the date on which he is notified of this decision by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt, to sell his shares under the conditions provided for in articles 19 and 21 de la loi du 29 no…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: APPEALS TO THE NATIONAL COURT ON ASYLUM RIGHTS

Article R532-69

…ugee to whom one of the measures provided for in articles 31, 32 and 33 of the Geneva Convention of 28 July 1951 has been applied may lodge an application with the Cour nationale du droit d'asile, wit…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Administration of Caisse des dépôts et consignations.

Article R518-24

…the State mentioned in Article L. 518-14 are accountants of the General Directorate of Public Finance. When they handle deposits from customers whose accounts are held in the books of the Caisse des…

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

Article R1524-2

…er the conditions set out in Articles R. 1411-1 to R. 1411-4, as amended by Decree No. 2016-1621 of 28 November 2016, applies to the territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands. The public health progr…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Data processing by the Commission for access to third-party donor data by persons born of medically assisted procreation

Article R2143-18

I.-The persons authorised to access the processing for the purposes of consulting, recording and modifying data are the Commission's authorised agents and, where applicable, subcontractors recruited u…

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