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Showing 39113920 of 6003 articles for Art. Cons. const. – 13 Jan. 2011 – no. 2010-85 QPC

French Public Health CodeIn force
Sub-section 3: Working conditions of the pharmacists or veterinary surgeons responsible and delegated.

Article R5142-21

…section C or section E in the case of establishments referred to in 4°, 5°, 6°, 7°, 8°, 9°, 10° and 13° of article R. 5142-1. 5142-1 and on the register of section C or section E in the case of establ…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XIV: Recourse for compensation available to certain victims of damage resulting from an offence

Article 706-3

…ch injury does not fall within the scope of Article 53 of the Social Security Funding Act for 2001 (no. 2000-1257 of 23 December 2000) or of l'article L. 126-1 of the Insurance Code or Chapter I of th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Vaccinations.

Article L3111-9

…nsation due to the victim or his heirs, after deduction of the benefits listed in article 29 of law no. 85-677 of 5 July 1985 aimed at improving the situation of road accident victims and speeding up…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Principle of free administration

Article D1111-2

I.-In each department of the region, the representatives mentioned in 4° to 7° of II of article L. 1111-9-1 as follows: a) The representative referred to in 4° is elected from among their number by th…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 4: European Union regulations constituting implementing measures for article L. 412-1

Article R412-39

…aph 4 of Article 25 of Regulation (EC) No 767/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009, as amended, on the placing on the market and use of feed, and the annexes thereto.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Import and export

Article R5121-114

…12-1 granted for an imported medicinal product or a copy of the authorisation referred to in 12° or 13° of article L. 5121-1 must be presented at the time of inspection by customs officers.For importe…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions applicable in French Polynesia

Article A424-1

…newable once. However, the term of office of the members of the first committee ends on 31 December 2011. If a member of this committee loses the capacity for which he was appointed, he shall automati…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Definition; manager approval or authorisation

Article L425-1

…uments ;5° Wholesale energy products, within the meaning of Article 2(4) of Regulation (EU) No 1227/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council, which must be settled by physical delivery.It sh…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 9: Information on beneficial owners

Article L561-45-1

…e interest groups established on French territory as well as trustees within the meaning of Article 2011 of the Civil Code and administrators of any other comparable legal arrangement governed by fore…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Ordinary powers of investigation

Article L512-20

…duct conformity, and amending Directive 2004/42/EC and Regulations (EC) No 765/2008 and (EU) No 305/2011 or the enforcement of food or feed law, in the exercise of their market surveillance tasks ;4°…

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