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Showing 44314440 of 15668 articles for Art. CJEU – Pierre Fabre – Case C-439/09 – 13 Oct. 2011

French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Tax liability

Article 1665

A decree sets out the terms of application of articles 1663 B and 1663 C.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Space heating

Article R4227-16

Liquid fuels with a flash point below 55°C may not be used for heating.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Ionising radiation.

Article R1337-14-3

…a nuclear activity to make the declaration provided for in the second paragraph of I of Article L. 1333-13;2° Failure by the person responsible for a nuclear activity to make the declaration provided…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Opening and content of the pharmaceutical record

Article R1111-20-2

…terminated. III - The data mentioned in c of I is kept for the following periods :five years in the case of the biological medicinal products mentioned in 14° of Article L. 5121-1; - eighty-three year…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Reserving contracts for economic operators employing disabled and disadvantaged workers

Article R2113-7

The purchaser may implement the reservation provided for in articles L. 2113-12, L. 2113-13 or L. 2113-13-1 when the minimum proportion mentioned in these articles is at least 50%. The decision to res…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Declaration and approval of organisations

Article L7232-1-2

…L. 631-13 du code de la construction et de l'habitation.

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

Article L1111-18

Access to the shared medical record may not be requested except in the cases provided for in articles L. 1111-15 and L. 1111-16, even with the consent of the person concerned.In particular, access to…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Employment obligation

Article R5212-1-5

…ned in article L. 5212-2 when the decision provided for in 2°, 3°, 4°, 5° and 9° of article L. 5212-13, as appropriate, is notified. This certificate mentions the recognition of the status of benefici…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE IV: LOCAL AUTHORITY FINANCES

Article L3542-1

…ceships on the date of the first meeting following the renewal of the General Council of Mayotte in 2011;2° Any expenditure related to the exercise of a competence transferred by the State from the sa…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: The automated national judicial database for perpetrators of sexual or violent offences

Article R53-8-15

…of Article 706-53-5, the supporting document referred to in the first paragraph of Article R. 53-8-13 is delivered in person by the person concerned either to the police station or gendarmerie unit w…

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