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Showing 61316140 of 29733 articles for Art. CE 8-4-2022 n° 447694

French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Drinking water.

Article L1321-4

…article L. 1321-7, is a water supplier. It is required to:1° Monitor the quality of the water produced or distributed;2° Submit to health inspections;3° Take all necessary corrective measures to ensu…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 9: Information on beneficial owners

Article L561-46

…3-33 of the Commercial Code, the information relating to the beneficial owners. This information concerns the identification details and personal domicile of these beneficiaries as well as the terms a…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Calculation methods for fiction, animation and audiovisual adaptations of live performances

Article 311-41

…ted by dividing a duration of 60 minutes by the amount of the following expenditure incurred in France: 1° Remuneration and social security contributions of authors, performers, technical creative col…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Declaration of posting

Article R1263-4

…for the purposes of liability to value added tax or, if it does not have such a number, the references of its registration in a professional register or any other equivalent references, the surname,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Substances and preparations other than those mentioned in section 1 and subsections 3, 4 and 5.

Article R5132-44-1

When they are included in lists I or II, substances and preparations other than those mentioned in section 1 are subject to the provisions of articles R. 5132-1 to R. 5132-26.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2 nonies: Businesses located in business tax-free zones in overseas departments

Article 44 quaterdecies

…located in Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Mayotte or La Réunion may be subject to an allowance under the conditions set out in II or III when these businesses meet the following conditions:1°…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-section 4 - Automatic processing of personal data for the purpose of establishing the biological profile of athletes referred to in Article L. 230-3

Article R232-41-5

…data mentioned in 1° to 3° of article R. 232-41-3, the agents of the testing department of the Agence française de lutte contre le dopage ;2° For the data mentioned in 4° and 5° of the same article,…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Professional non-trading companies

Article R422-40-1

…does not confer the status of trader on them, in particular a société pluri-professionnelle d'exercice provided for in Title IV bis of the loi n° 90-1258 du 31 décembre 1990 relative à l'exercice sous…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Unit dispensing of medicinal products in dispensing pharmacies

Article R5132-42-6

…andable and indelible: 1° The name of the proprietary medicinal product, the strength and the pharmaceutical form ; 2° Where appropriate, a reference to the recipient ("infant", "child" or "adult"); 3…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Obligations incumbent on the person entered in the file

Article R50-45

For the application of 1° and 2° of Article 706-25-7, concerning persons residing in France, the proof referred to in article R. 50-44 is handed over in person to the police station or gendarmerie bri…

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