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Showing 56815690 of 7942 articles for Art. CE 28-12-2012 n° 347252

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Reporting obligations

Article L152-4-1

…Council and Commission Directive 2006/70/EC, customs officials may temporarily detain it in accordance with the procedures set out in II of Article L. 152-4 of this Code. The reasons for the temporary…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to the implementation of a resolution measure

Article L613-56-4

…ng from a contract to which a person mentioned in I of Article L. 613-34 subject to a resolution procedure is bound. This suspension takes effect from the publication of the notice of suspension refer…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE V: COMMUNITY ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICES

Article LO6351-5

…quest by law or by decree, as the case may be, adapt the legislative or regulatory provisions in force to the particular characteristics and constraints of the collectivity. The request for empowermen…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Authorisation procedure for bodies responsible for vocational integration and training initiatives

Article R6121-3

…must include the following information in particular: 1° The definition of the mission, with reference to training needs; 2° The nature and content of the public service obligations; 3° The nature of…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter III: National metrology and testing laboratory

Article R823-7

…programme of activities of the establishment; 3° The conditions for the issue by the laboratory of certificates of qualification;4° The budget and, where appropriate, amending budgets during the year…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Conditions for authorising laboratories

Article R1131-15

…6122-44. However, before taking the opinion of the specialised commission of the Regional Conference on Health and Autonomy competent for the health sector, the Regional Health Agency shall, by virt…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Managing Director.

Article R1413-15

…cy's staff. He has authority over all the agency's staff. He represents the institution in legal proceedings and in all civil acts. He enters into contracts, contracts and agreements, and acts of acqu…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article R5121-150

Pharmacovigilance is carried out :1° For medicinal products and for products which must be covered by the marketing authorisation provided for in article L. 5121-8, after this authorisation has been i…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Duties of sworn goods brokers

Article L131-23

If, within the jurisdiction of the Court of Appeal, there is no sworn broker specialising in a given category of goods, or if this broker refuses, the court may appoint a broker in the speciality in q…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Time limits and forms of appeal

Article 380-13

Where the appellant is a prisoner, the appeal may be made by means of a declaration to the head of the prison. This declaration shall be recorded, dated and signed by the head of the penal establishme…

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