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Showing 36013610 of 28915 articles for Art. Cons. conc. n° 91-D-42 du 22 Oct 1991

French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Controlling epidemics and certain communicable diseases

Article D3821-12

…iciency virus infections, viral hepatitis and sexually transmitted infections. " 2° Article D. 3121-22 reads as follows: "Art. D. 3121-22.-The director of the health agency shall send the chief execut…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General provisions

Article D2311-6

…ticle D. 2311-2.b) Operating section:- for operations that can be broken down, to heading 92 "Individualised services", supplemented by the number of one of the ten functions of the functional nomencl…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXVII: Prosecution, investigation and trial of offences committed by protected adults

Article D47-25

…es where it is optional or has been deemed unnecessary pursuant to the provisions of Articles D. 47-22 or D. 47-23, it orders that this expert opinion be carried out. The Chamber then refers the case…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Provisions relating to accountants.

Article D1874-1

I. - The articles R. 1617-1 to R. 1617-18, the articles D. 1617-19 to D. 1617-21, R. 1617-22, as it read prior to Decree no. 2018-967 of 8 November 2018, and D. 1617-23 shall apply to the communes of…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: General obligation to provide pre-contractual information

Article D111-14

En application de l'article 20 de la loi n° 2004-575 du 21 juin 2004 pour la confiance dans l'économie numérique et dans l'exercice de l'activité définie au neuvième alinéa de l'article L. 111-7, only…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Territorial Conference on Health and Autonomy

Article D1441-9

…orial Conference on Health and Autonomy elects its chair.It draws up and approves its rules of procedure.It issues an opinion on :1° The territorial health project ;2° The annual report on respect for…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions relating to meetings organised exceptionally by non-profit associations or groups

Article D214-3

…articles D. 214-1 and D. 214-2 keep a…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 2: Approval of works

Article D332-4

…articles D. 332-2 and…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Assessment Board

Article D234

In accordance with the provisions of article D. 136-2 of the Penitentiary Code, the president of the judicial court within whose jurisdiction a penitentiary establishment is located and the public pro…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Records of information relating to takings in cinemas

Article D212-87

…articles D. 212-85 and D. 212-86 tak…

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