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Showing 40114020 of 20042 articles for Art. Cass. ch. mixte 19 November 2010

French Public Health CodeIn force
Single section

Article R5146-2

…report drawn up as part of an inspection as referred to in Article 80 of Directive 2001/82/EC of 6 November 2001 on the Community code relating to veterinary medicinal products for the purpose of mon…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Authorisation procedure

Article R1321-8

…cree declares the said works and structures to be in the public interest pursuant to article R. 412-19 of the same code and authorises, where applicable, the clearing required under article L. 311-1 o…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER VI : Resource equalisation

Article R2336-1

I.-For the application of III and IV of Article L. 2336-2 and I of article L. 2336-5, the logarithmic coefficient varies according to the population determined in application of

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Provisions relating to minimum capital requirements and eligible commitments

Article L613-44

…firms, in accordance with the applicable requirement set out in Article 11(1) of Regulation (EU) 2019/2033 multiplied by 12.5 ; 2° And the measure of the total exposure of the relevant resolution ent…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section Va: Fixed procedural fees

Article 1018 A

…ed as narcotics pursuant to article L. 235-1 du code de la route ou du 3° des articles 221-6-1, 222-19-1 ou 222-20-1 of the Penal Code, the fixed procedural fees provided for in this article shall be…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title VIII: Criminal records

Article 768

…ment has been made or on expiry of the time limits mentioned in the second paragraph of Article 495-19 and in second paragraph of article 530.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 7: Administrative provisions

Article R4462-36

…re pyrotechnic activities are carried out which are fitted only with such doors; 5° Article R. 4462-19-Width of exits and clearances ; 6° Article R. 4462-20-Distance of workstations from exits or shel…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section XIIa: Taxes levied for the benefit of communities of communes and public establishments for inter-communal cooperation

Article 1609 quinquies BA

…le 1379, plus the tax on commercial surfaces provided for in article 3 of law no. 72-657 of 13 July 1972 instituting measures in favour of certain categories of elderly shopkeepers and craftsmen, coll…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Transfers of goods

Article L1424-17

Assigned property, on the date of promulgation of Law no. 96-369 du 3 mai 1996 relative aux services d'incendie et de secours, par les communes, public establishments for inter-communal cooperation an…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: General health administration.

Article L1524-2

…icable in the territory of the islands of Wallis and Futuna, in the wording resulting from Law No 2019-774 of 24 July 2019 on the organisation and transformation of the healthcare system, subject to t…

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