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Showing 18511860 of 65950 articles for Art. CJUE 30-9-2021 aff. 299/20 and ord. 10-2-2022 aff. 191/21

French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IVa: Brokerage of medicinal products

Article L5124-20

…vity is carried out on behalf of the State, it may relate to the medicinal products mentioned in II and III of article L. 5124-8. The procedures for the declaration and practice of persons engaging in…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Miscellaneous provisions

Article R123-209

…iales shall be published in electronic form, under conditions such as to guarantee its authenticity and its permanent and free accessibility.The notices provided for by this Code and by any other legi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II : Syndicate of communes

Article L5212-20

…oned in 1° of article L. 5212-19 is compulsory for these communes for the duration of the syndicate and within the limit of the requirements of the service as determined by the decisions of the syndic…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Community of communes

Article L5842-20

I. - The articles L. 5214-1 and L. 5214-4 are applicable in French Polynesia subject to the adaptations provided for in II.II. - For the application of Article L. 5214-1, the third paragraph is replac…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Operation

Article L7122-20

…that must be submitted to them.The projects on which the Economic, Social, Environmental, Cultural and Education Council is obligatorily and previously consulted shall be sent simultaneously, in what…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Operation

Article L7222-20

…falling within its remit, the Assembly may define the conditions under which the necessary computer and telecommunications resources are made available to its members on an individual basis.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book IV: Some special procedures

Article R50-20

At the hearing, the commission, where it considers that the case should be referred to another hearing, shall immediately set the date of that hearing. When the parties are neither present nor represe…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Implementing provisions.

Article L8271-20

A decree of the Conseil d'Etat shall determine the conditions of application of the provisions of articles L. 8271-7 to L. 8271-12.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: The company during the observation period.

Article R622-20

…any other element justifying the mention of his claim on the list provided for in Article L. 624-1 and implicated the mandataire judiciaire as well as, where applicable, the administrator when his mi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Mayotte Regional Health Agency

Article D1446-20

…reads as follows: The agenda for meetings is set by the Chair of the Regional Conference on Health and Autonomy. He may not refuse to include questions requested by at least half of its members. Meet…

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