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Showing 24412450 of 26790 articles for Art. CE 5-6-2020 n° 423066

French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Organs, tissues, cells and products.

Article L1272-6

As stated in article 511-8 of the Criminal Code, reproduced below: "The act of distributing or transferring organs, tissues, cellular products for therapeutic purposes or human products with a view to…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Title III: Rules relating to life insurance and capitalisation operations

Article A134-6

The vehicles referred to in the second paragraph of Article R. 134-6 are those whose synthetic risk indicator, referred to in Article 3 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 2017/653 of 8 March 2…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Technical provisions for life assurance, marriage and natality insurance and capitalisation operations

Article R343-6

The charge constituted by the allocation to the provision for liquidity risk mentioned in article R. 343-5 may be deferred under conditions specified by order of the Minister for the Economy. However,…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Criminal penalties

Article L242-6

The failure to provide the standard withdrawal form provided for in article L. 221-9 or the supply of a form that does not comply with the provisions of 7° of article L. 221-5 are punishable by two ye…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 712-6

Complementary aid is granted and its amount determined taking into consideration the production budget of the work and its means of financing, as well as the appropriateness of the production expenses…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Permanent derogation as of right

Article R3132-6

In the establishments mentioned in article R. 3132-5 where other industries or activities are carried out at the same time, the option of giving weekly rest by rotation applies exclusively to the prod…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions relating to practice within internal-use pharmacies

Article R5126-6

The conditions under which proof of practice within an in-house pharmacy or a structure equivalent to an in-house pharmacy, as referred to in articles R. 5126-4 and R. 5126-5, is certified are specifi…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions relating to beneficiaries

Article 611-7

…nematographic works in the form of videograms intended for the private use of the public in compliance with the provisions of articles…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter II: Seizure operations

Article R232-6

…f inadmissibility, by a summons which must be served by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt to the bailiff who carried out the seizure within a period of one month following service of t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 6: Customs officers responsible for certain judicial police duties

Article R15-33-6

A joint order of the Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice, and the Minister responsible for Customs sets the list of agents who, due to their responsibilities and skills, are exempt from the techn…

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