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Showing 36613670 of 3970 articles for Art. CE 29 January 1982 n° 18058

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Composition

Article R6156-43

…cial Affairs; d) One full member and one alternate member, who are members of a hospital civil service management body or a public health institution supervisory board, appointed on the recommendation…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter I: PROVISIONS SPECIFIC TO BOOK I

Article R2641-1

…he words: "other technical standards drawn up by European standardisation bodies, or, in their absence," are deleted; 2° In Article R. 2122-1, references to Articles L. 184-1, L. 511-11, L. 511-15, L.…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Funds open to non-professional investors

Article R742-10

…cable articlesIn the wording of the decreeR. 214-32-9, R. 214-32-11 and R. 214-32-16 to R. 214-32-18n° 2013-687 of 25 July 2013R. 214-32-19n° 2020-1148 of 17 September 2020R. 214-32-20 excluding 4° of…

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

Article 56-2

…ut on the basis of a written, reasoned decision by the magistrate indicating the nature of the offence or offences being investigated, the reasons justifying the search and the purpose of the search.…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter III: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO SAINT-MARTIN

Article R443-2

…g provisions shall apply to Saint-Martin in the wording resulting from decree no. 2020-1734 of 16 December 2020, unless otherwise specified in the table below. Applicable articles In the wording resul…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5: The automated national registry of judicial procedures and the automated processing system known as "Cassiopée".

Article R15-33-66-8

I. - The following may have direct access to personal information and data recorded in the processing in the context of criminal proceedings: 1° Magistrates from the Public Prosecutor's Office and mag…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Organisation of work

Article D1432-39

…ité française ;14° The head of the organisation representing, at regional level, each health insurance scheme whose national fund is a member of the Union nationale des caisses d'assurance maladie, or…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Creation, extension and conversion.

Article R2324-18

…from the President of the Departmental Council of the Department in which the establishment or service for which the authorisation or opinion is requested is located. II.The application for authorisat…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article A123-30

…claration. Each document transmitted by the registrar is stamped by him. The clerk's stamp is evidenced by an electronic signature meeting the conditions set out in Article 1367 of the Civil Code; the…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article L131-5-1

…tion rights, the assignee shall send him or make available to him by an electronic communication process, at least once a year, explicit and transparent information on all income generated by the expl…

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