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Showing 26312640 of 19431 articles for Art. Cass. crim. 25 September 2019

French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Conformity, safety and enhancement of products and services

Article L511-12

…nvironment Code; 5° Failure to comply with the provisions of Articles 4, 5 and 7 of Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 on market surveillance and p…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Changes in scope and organisation.

Article L5211-19

…n the case of an urban community or a metropolis, under the conditions laid down in article L. 5211-25-1, with the consent of the deliberative body of the establishment. In the absence of an agreement…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Financial provisions

Article R4031-45

…the regional unions that elect their representatives according to the following distribution key:a) 25% is divided equally between all the unions representing the same profession;b) 75%, after deducti…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter IV: Judicial measures to prevent recidivism in terrorism and rehabilitation

Article R50-81

…tence Enforcement Court. In accordance with the first sentence of the last paragraph of Article 706-25-18, the person concerned by the judicial measure to prevent terrorist recidivism and reintegratio…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Aid for property investment and leasing granted to businesses in regional aid areas.

Article R1511-15

…te of aid may be increased:a) Either to 75% for the first tax year, 50% for the second tax year and 25% for the third tax year;b) Or to 50% for each of the three tax years.The amount of rental aid may…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Reporting healthcare-associated infections

Article R1413-79

…claration obligations mentioned in articles L. 1123-10, L. 1211-7-1, L. 1221-13, L. 1340-4, L. 5121-25, L. 5212-2, L. 5222-3, R. 1413-68, and L. 3113-1. A declaration in respect of healthcare-associat…

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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 R445-2

…414-6In Title IIR. 421-1 to R. 421-5R. 421-7 and R. 421-8R. 421-9of the decree no. 2021-1222 of 23 September 2021R. 421-10 to R. 421-15R. 421-26 to R. 421-28R. 421-34-1of decree no. 2021-1222 of 23 S…

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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 Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Conditions for exchanging and sharing information between professionals

Article R1110-2

…schemes mentioned in article L. 6327-6 and support schemes mentioned in II ofarticle 23 of law no. 2019-774 of 24 July 2019 relating to the organisation and transformation of the healthcare system wo…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Materials in contact with water

Article R1321-48

…l'environnement et du travail.V.-Without prejudice to the applicable provisions of Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 on market surveillance and p…

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