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Showing 62116220 of 9503 articles for Art. CJEU – C-593/21 – 13 Oct. 2022

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Coordination committees.

Article D1432-1

I. - The following are members of the coordination commission in the fields of prevention, school health, occupational health and maternal and child protection:1° The Director General of the Regional…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Adaptation provisions

Article L2671-2

…ember States of the European Union" are replaced by the words: "of the Republic";2° In article L. 2113-5, the word: "other" is deleted;3° In article L. 2113-8, the word: "other" is deleted;4° In artic…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Adaptation provisions

Article L2661-2

…ember States of the European Union" are replaced by the words: "of the Republic";2° In article L. 2113-5, the word: "other" is deleted;3° In article L. 2113-8, the word: "other" is deleted;4° In artic…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Products whose sale in bulk is prohibited

Article D120-7

…of the consumer or via an automatic liquid dispenser, in accordance with Article 7 of the Order of 13 July 2012 on the conditions for the production and placing on the market of raw milk from bovine…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Digital health space, shared medical file and pharmaceutical file

Article L1111-18

…nt of the state of health of one of the parties. Without prejudice to II and III of article L. 1111-13-1, access to this file may not be requested either prior to the conclusion of a contract, or at a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Compulsory expenditure

Article L4321-1

…l'hôtel de la région;2° Les dépenses relatives aux indemnités de fonction prévues aux articles L. 4135-15 to L. 4135-18 and the training costs for elected representatives referred to in Article L. 41…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Advertising.

Article L5422-18

…articles L. 5121-8 and L. 5121-9-1 or the parallel import authorisation pursuant to article L. 5124-13 or one of the registrations referred to in articles L. 5121-13 and L. 5121-14-1 ;2° Any advertise…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article L1811-2

In the municipalities and public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation in French Polynesia that have concluded a city contract defined in article 6 of law no. 2014-173 of 21 February 2014 on…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 2: Procedure

Article R311-7

Unless otherwise provided, judgements may be appealed. The appeal must be lodged within fifteen days of notification. Subject to the provisions of article R. 322-19 and unless a fixed date procedure i…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Civil actions

Article L615-4

As an exception to the provisions of Article L. 613-1, acts prior to the date on which the patent application was made public under Article L. 612-21 or that of the notification to any third party of…

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