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Showing 50715080 of 10983 articles for Art. CE 30-9-2019 n° 419384

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

Article L5442-1

…2 or those belonging to an establishment authorised to prepare them under subcontracting in accordance with the conditions set out in article L. 5143-9-1, is punishable by two years' imprisonment and…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Implementing provisions

Article R4313-12

…f the declaration of incorporation for partly completed machinery; 4° The location and model of the CE marking and other accompanying information; 5° The constituent parts of the technical file for ma…

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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 Consumer CodeIn force
Single chapter: Treatment of over-indebtedness

Article L771-5

…e same table: APPLICABLE ARTICLES IN THEIR REACTION L. 751-2 to L. 751-4 Resulting from the ordonnance n° 2016-301 du 14 mars 2016 L. 751-5Resulting from the ordonnance n° 2018-1125 du 12 décembre 201…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Criminal provisions.

Article L4424-1

The provisions of Title VI of Book I of this Part are applicable in the territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands in the wording resulting from Law no. 2019-774 of 24 July 2019 relating to the organi…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Single subsection: Organisation and operation

Article R121-38

The French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons is subject to the provisions of Titles I and III of Decree No. 2012-1246 of 7 November 2012 on public budgetary and accounting ma…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Registration and publicity.

Article R4381-38

…cle 11 of decree no. 84-406 of 30 May 1984 relating to the Trade and Companies Register, with the exception of 8°, 9° and 10° of that article. However, the application shall reproduce, without further…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Local tax on outdoor advertising

Article L2333-10

…s own tax system or the Lyon metropolis may, by a deliberation taken before 1st July of the year preceding that of the taxation:- set all or part of the rates provided for by article L. 2333-9 at leve…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE II: NAME AND TERRITORY OF THE REGION

Article L4124-1

…single territorial authority exercising their respective powers. The request for modification is placed on the agenda of the departmental council, notwithstanding articles L. 3121-9 and L. 3121-10, an…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Market surveillance

Article L4314-1

…on (EU) 2019/1020 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 on market surveillance and product conformity, and amending Directive 2004/42/EC and Regulations (EC) No 765/2008 and (E…

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