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Showing 69316940 of 13078 articles for Art. CE 9-12-2021 n° 439987

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R7227-15

…' right to training, under the conditions set by articles L. 7227-12 to L. 7227-16 may only take place if the body providing the training course or session has received approval issued by the Minister…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Health protection.

Article L1521-6

…s :1° In the I, II and III of Article L. 1131-1-1, after the words: "medically assisted procreation centre", the words: "or the health agency" are inserted;2° In Article L. 1131-1-3, II does not apply…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Conformity, safety and enhancement of products and services

Article L511-13

Officers are empowered to investigate and record breaches of the following provisions: 1° Du Title IV of Book VI of the Rural and Maritime Fishing Code and the texts adopted for its application; 2° Ch…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Requests to make data available electronically

Article R15-33-68

…of the French Post and Electronic Communications Code, as well as the legal entities providing services mentioned in the loi n° 2004-575 du 21 juin 2004 pour la confiance dans l'économie numérique; 2°…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Allocations of free shares

Article L22-10-60

…ditions in respect of the financial year during which these shares are allocated: 1° The company proceeds, under the conditions provided for in articles L. 225-197-1 to L. 225-197-5 and L. 22-10-59, t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Intervention procedures

Article L1523-5

…grant semi-public companies engaged in the construction or management of housing subsidies or advances intended for housing programmes, and their annexes, the financing of which is subject to maximum…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Donation and use of elements and products of the human body.

Article L1542-14

…particular for :1° Drawing up and, where appropriate, applying regulations and rules of good practice ;2° Defining health quality and safety for activities within the remit of the Agence de la bioméd…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Voluntary termination of pregnancy.

Article L2445-1

Subject to the adaptations provided for in this chapter, the following provisions of Title I of Book II of this Part shall apply in New Caledonia and French Polynesia:1° Chapter I ;2° The first paragr…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands

Article L351-7

…e same table: APPLICABLE ARTICLES IN THEIR REACTION L. 314-1 to L. 314-4 Resulting from the ordonnance n° 2016-351 du 25 mars 2016 L. 314-5 Resulting from the ordonnance n° 2016-301 du 14 mars 2016 L.…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter II: Professional sport

Article L222-2-1

…Code is applicable to salaried professional athletes and salaried professional coaches, with the exception of the provisions of articles L. 1221-2, L. 1241-1 to L. 1242-5, L. 1242-7 to L. 1242-9, L.…

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