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Showing 53115320 of 8039 articles for Art. CE 29-12-2020 n° 428306

French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 13: Availability of spare parts for medical equipment

Article D224-42

…as follows, for a minimum period of five years from the date on which the last unit of the model concerned was placed on the national market: a) Upholstery; b) Backrests; c) Headrests; d) Armrests; e)…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Tax base

Article 1411 bis

…or by Article L. 716-1 of the Rural and Maritime Fishing Code, as well as accommodation for apprentices, whose status is governed by the provisions of Book II of Part Six of the Labour Code, under the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General provisions

Article L4421-4

…tage code, to the specialised commission for new tourist units provided for in article 7 of the loi n° 85-30 du 9 janvier 1985 relative au développement et à la protection de la montagne et à la commi…

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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
Subsection 4: General provisions

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
Subsection 1: Distribution and transmission of electricity (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
Subsection 4: Capping of certain 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 Tax CodeIn force
Chapter III: Metropolis of Lyon

Article 1656

…e 1609 nonies C apply to the metropolis of Lyon.For the application of these provisions, the reference to the community council is replaced by the reference to the council of the metropole of Lyon.I b…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Preliminary provisions

Article R93

…tion of the person appointed to hear the minor pursuant to article 388-1 of the Civil Code;6° Of procedures followed in application of laws concerning the protection of children in danger, excluding t…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Traffic

Article L414-8

The residence permits mentioned in Article L. 414-7 are as follows: 1° The temporary residence permit bearing the wording "temporary worker" provided for in Article L. 421-3; 2° The temporary residenc…

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