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Showing 50615070 of 22494 articles for Art. Cass. crim. 12 décembre 1994 n° 94-80155

French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Health threats

Article L3131-1

…h system;2° Quarantine or isolation measures, under the conditions set out in I of articles L. 3131-12 and L. 3131-13.II - The Minister may authorise the representative of the State with territorial j…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Special provisions.

Article R5141-130

…The qualified person shall send the application for authorisation provided for in Article L. 5141-12 to the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'env…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article R5121-77

The marketing authorisation, the early access authorisation under 1° of II of article L. 5121-12 or the compassionate access authorisation under II of article L. 5121-12-1 or the compassionate prescri…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Openings, mutations and transfers.

Article L3332-15

1. The representative of the State in the département may order the closure of pubs and restaurants for a period not exceeding six months, following breaches of the laws and regulations relating to th…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
VII bis: Taxation of capital gains realised on the sale of a right to build on a property

Article 238 octies A

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Scope of collective bargaining

Article L3141-22

…these deferrals on compliance with the annual thresholds set in the sixth paragraph of Article L. 3121-44, in 3° of I of Article L. 3121-64 and in Article L. 3123-1. This deferral must not have the e…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Composition

Article R4134-4

I. - An order of the regional prefect sets, by application of the rules defined in articles R. 4134-1 and R. 4134-3, the list of organisations of all kinds represented on the regional economic, social…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 5 : Acquisition of French nationality by decision of the public authorities

Article 21-19

…m the competent minister; 7° A foreign national who has obtained refugee status pursuant to the loi n° 52-893 du 25 juillet 1952 portant création d'un Office français de protection des réfugiés et apa…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
XIV : Taxation of economic interest groupings and their members

Article 239 quater

…ng enjoy the same tax benefits as members of the sociétés conventionnées instituted by l'ordonnance n° 59-248 du 4 février 1959 (1) and the groupings referred to in Article 39 octies A, when they meet…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 13: Availability of spare parts for medical equipment

Article D224-45

Manufacturers, importers and distributors of sit-to-stand lifts shall ensure the availability of spare parts, in particular those listed as follows, for a minimum period of five years from the date on…

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