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Showing 27812790 of 6571 articles for Art. Cons. const. 12 Oct 2012 n° 2012-280 QPC

French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: National Consumer Institute

Article R822-10

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Mandates given by local authorities and their public bodies to collect their revenue

Article D1611-32-3

The mandate given pursuant to Article

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Implementing provisions

Article R4451-110

The terms and conditions for implementing the monitoring of individual exposure in radiological emergency situations provided for in articles R. 4451-102 and R. 4451-103 are laid down by a joint order…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Artificial baths

Article D1332-50

…d algaecides not intended for direct application to humans or animals governed by EU Regulation 528/2012 on the placing on the market and use of biocidal products.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Acts

Article A444-163-1

…ts subsequent deeds, where they require a notarial deed pursuant to the second paragraph of Article 2012 of the Civil Code or the second paragraph of Article 2019 of the same code, together give rise…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Cross-border recognition.

Article 509-1

…recognition and enforcement abroad pursuant to:- Articles 45 to 58 and 61 of Regulation (EU) No 650/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2012 on jurisdiction, applicable law, r…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter V: Special provisions relating to certain uses of orphan works

Article L135-3

…tion in the Internal Market referred to in paragraph 6 of Article 3 of the aforementioned Directive 2012/28/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 for the purposes of ente…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Board of Directors.

Article R4642-4

…e Agency's general guidelines. In addition to the powers conferred on it by Title III of Decree no. 2012-1246 of 7 November 2012 on public budgetary and accounting management, it deliberates in partic…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Conditions for intervention

Article R4451-102

Each worker involved in a radiological emergency situation assigned to the first group: 1° Receives information adapted to the radiological emergency situation that has arisen and to the conditions of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Dosimetric monitoring management

Article R4451-106

The occupational health physician and the radiation protection advisor shall work together to implement the individual dosimetric monitoring provided for in 4° of Article R. 4451-102 or the exposure a…

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