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Showing 51615170 of 23043 articles for Art. Cass. ass. plén. 21-12-1990 n° 88-15.744

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Provisions relating to certain overseas collectivities

Article R3131-16

For the application of this chapter in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon: 1° Articles R. 3131-4 to R. 3131-9 do not apply ; 2° II of article R. 3131-10 is replaced by the following provisions: "II.-The ORSAN p…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Financial and accounting provisions

Article D5217-15

For the application of article L. 5217-10-12, when the investment section of the budget shows a surplus, the following may be taken back into the operating section:proceeds from the sale of a fixed as…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Investigation, authorisation, refusal, renewal

Article R5121-69-2

I.-For the medicinal products mentioned in Article L. 5121-12, the early access authorisation: 1° Is granted for a maximum period determined by decree, renewable by the High Authority for Health; 2° C…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 2: Attachment

Article R222-22

The seizure deed is given to the holder with a verbal reminder of the information set out in 4° and 5° of Article…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Teaching and hospital staff.

Article L6151-1

As stated in article…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Criminal court

Article D45-19

For the application of the provisions of the second paragraph of Article 495-19 and first paragraph of article 495-21, only requests or complaints in which the person either denies having committed th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions specific to the Wallis and Futuna Islands

Article D764-13

…452-3 to D. 452-6No. 2005-1211 of 21 September 2005D. 452-7No. 2019-966 of 18 September 2019D. 452-8n° 2005-1211 of 21 September 2005II. - For the application of I:1° In article D. 452-2, the words: "…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Operation of the agency committee

Article R1432-109-1

The full members and alternate members of the Agency and Working Conditions Committee are entitled to a monthly credit of delegation hours to carry out all the tasks of the Committee, its committees a…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Wanted persons file

Article 230-19

The following are entered in the wanted persons file in respect of judicial decisions: 1° Search warrants, orders and notes issued by the public prosecutor, investigating, trial or sentence enforcemen…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article D331-9

The rules relating to the inspection of sites developed for camping and those on which caravans are located, when they are situated in areas subject to a foreseeable natural or technological risk, are…

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