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Showing 67416750 of 10201 articles for Art. CE 29-9-1989 n° 68212

French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and allowances

Article 1461

…ns, whatever their legal form, and their unions for their activities relating to the study and defence of the rights and collective material or moral interests of their members or the persons they rep…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Financial penalties

Article R5461-4

…owing constitutes a breach subject to a financial penalty: 1° For the manufacturer of a medical device or its authorised representative, failing to make available to the Director General of the Agence…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Registration of an asylum application by an unaccompanied minor

Article L521-10

…the competent public prosecutor from a list of legal entities or individuals whose constitution procedures are set by decree in the Conseil d'Etat. This decree also specifies the conditions of their…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Operation.

Article L2372-5

…decision or act contrary to this prohibition is automatically null and void. The other operating procedures of the special negotiating body are governed by articles L. 2352-9 to L. 2352-12 and L. 2352…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Medically assisted procreation.

Article L2162-4

As stated in Article 511-23 of the Criminal Code, reproduced below: "Introducing human embryos into the territory where the Public Health Code applies or removing them from this territory without the…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Procedure with negotiation

Article R2361-11

…r shall negotiate with all tenderers in respect of their initial and subsequent tenders, with the exception of final tenders. The negotiations may not relate to the subject of the contract or substant…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 3: Deposit of a sum by the transport company that has disembarked a foreign national without the required documents

Article R821-8

…deposited is handed over without delay to an accountant from the Directorate General of Public Finances.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Principles.

Article L5321-3

…o direct or indirect remuneration may be demanded from jobseekers in return for the provision of placement services, subject to the provisions of : 1° Article L. 7121-9, relating to the conditions of…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 7: Prevention and settlement of conflicts of jurisdiction between Member States of the European Union

Article D47-1-21

In order to avoid the negative consequences of the coexistence of parallel criminal proceedings against the same persons for the same acts in several Member States of the European Union, the French ju…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Failure to balance the budget (R)

Article R1612-25

If the initial budget, sent to the regional audit chamber, in accordance with the second paragraph of article L. 1612-9 has not been adopted in real balance, the representative of the State shall refe…

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