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Showing 35313540 of 22414 articles for Art. Cass. 1re civ. 10 Jan. 2018

French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Industrial preparation and wholesale.

Article L5142-1-4

…al representative referred to in paragraph 3 of Article 77 of Regulation (EU) 2019/6 of 11 December 2018 shall carry out his duties in professional premises located on national territory.His activity…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V : Equalisation of tax resources

Article R3335-2

…well as under the same Article L. 3335-2, Article L. 3335-3 and I of Article 261 of Finance Act No. 2018-1317 of 28 December 2018 for 2019 as they stood prior to the loi n° 2019-1479 du 28 décembre 20…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L3361-1

…ments, subject to the powers devolved to this collectivity, in the wording resulting from Order No. 2018-1074 of 26 November 2018, unless otherwise specified in the table below.APPLICABLE PROVISIONSAS…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L3371-1

…ments, subject to the powers devolved to this collectivity, in the wording resulting from Order No. 2018-1074 of 26 November 2018, unless otherwise specified in the table below.APPLICABLE PROVISIONSAS…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Specific measures

Article L412-5

…mber 2016 on transparency, combating corruption and modernising economic life and until 31 December 2018. The implementing rules for the indication of origin referred to in the first paragraph shall b…

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

Article L3334-1

…to the allocation reduction to be provided for pursuant to IX of the article 81 of Finance Act No. 2018-1317 of 28 December 2018 for 2019. In 2020, the amount of the departments' overall operating al…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Transitional and common provisions

Article L133-17

…ditions: 1° (Repealed) ; 2° Those published before 1 January 1969 cease to have effect on 1 January 2018; 3° Those published on or after 1st January 1969 cease to have effect on 1st January 2018. Wher…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Combating drug addiction.

Article L3833-1

…33-2 and L. 3833-3 in their wording resulting from Law No. 2019-222 of 23 March 2019 on programming 2018-2022 and reform for the justice system.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Application for marketing authorisation or registration

Article D5141-55-1

…n Article 87 of Regulation (EU) 2019/6 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 on veterinary medicinal products and repealing Directive 2001/82/EC. II. The amount of the fee…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Labelling and presentation of foodstuffs and feedingstuffs

Article R412-18

…3 of Article 1, Articles 2 to 7, paragraph 1 of Article 8, Article 9, paragraphs 1 to 3 of Article 10, Article 12 and paragraph 1 of Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006 of the European Parliam…

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