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Showing 51815190 of 23443 articles for Art. Cass. 1re civ. 13 April 1999 · Cass. 1re civ. 13 July 2004 · Cass. 3e civ. 24 June 1971

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Combating nosocomial infections.

Article D6431-74

The medical commission provided for in article L. 6431-13 participates, through its opinions, in defining the medicinal products and medical devices policy within the health agency, in particular in d…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Rules of good conduct and organisation

Article L548-6

…sion of a contract that would constitute one of the offences referred to in Articles 432-12 and 432-13 of the Criminal Code. Advertising relating to their activity, whenever it indicates an interest r…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Regional Councils

Article L4312-5

…competent regional health bodies. It is consulted on the plan contract instituted byarticle L. 214-13 of the Education Code before the plan contract is approved by the Regional Council concerned.It m…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Market surveillance

Article L4314-1

…or the application of Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 on market surveillance and product conformity, and amending Directive 2004/42/EC and Regul…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Estimated revenue and expenditure and accounts

Article D6162-10

…D. 6143-39 with the exception of a of 1°, R. 6145-2 to R. 6145-4, R. 6145-6 to R. 6145-11, R. 6145-13 with the exception of 2°, R. 6145-16, R. 6145-18 to R. 6145-22, R. 6145-24 to R. 6145-26, R. 6145…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Flat-rate grant.

Article L2334-7-3

…tments is reduced by the revenue received in respect of dock dues pursuant to article 47 of law no. 2004-639 of 2 July 2004 relating to dock dues. If, for a municipality, the reduction exceeds the amo…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter V: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN FRENCH POLYNESIA

Article R155-2

…e; 5° References to the external borders of the States party to the Schengen Agreement signed on 19 June 1990 are deleted; 6° References to Regulation (EC) No 390-2009 of the European Parliament and o…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter VI: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN NEW CALEDONIA

Article R156-2

…e; 5° References to the external borders of the States party to the Schengen Agreement signed on 19 June 1990 are deleted; 6° References to Regulation (EC) No 390-2009 of the European Parliament and o…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 4: Interest on arrears, flat-rate compensation and additional compensation for recovery costs

Article R2192-31

The rate of default interest referred to in Article L. 2192-13 is equal to the interest rate applied by the European Central Bank to its most recent main refinancing operations, in force on the first…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 4: Interest on arrears, flat-rate compensation and additional compensation for recovery costs

Article R3133-25

The rate of default interest referred to in Article L. 3133-13 is equal to the interest rate applied by the European Central Bank to its most recent main refinancing operations, in force on the first…

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