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Showing 51715180 of 45698 articles for Art. Décret 81-255 du 3-3-1981

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Tasks and scope of application

Article L612-3

The following are not subject to AMF supervision1° The management of a statutory sickness and maternity insurance scheme and insurance against accidents at work and occupational diseases, as referred…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R444-3

Articles Appendix 4-7, Appendix 4-8 and Appendix 4-9 to this Title respectively specify:1° The list of services provided by judicial auctioneers, commercial court registrars, bailiffs, court administr…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Operating conditions

Article R5124-30

…the same company or organisation or by a pharmacist who has no other professional activity for the duration of the replacement ; 3° Or, failing this, for establishments dependent on companies or orga…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Use of the "appellation d'origine contrôlée" logo

Article L431-3

…ning of Article 2 of Article 6 ter of the Paris Convention of 20 March 1883 for the Protection of Industrial Property, shall be used in any presentation of agricultural products and foodstuffs benefit…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Rules applicable to authorised establishments and organisations

Article R1243-30

…may transfer tissues, their derivatives, cells or cell therapy preparations to a pharmaceutical product manufacturer and to establishments or organisations authorised under Articles L. 4211-9-1, L. 5…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Health rules applicable to swimming pools

Article D1332-3

I.-The treatment products and processes used to comply with the rules laid down in Article D. 1332-2 are authorised by the Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Electricity boards

Article R2224-33

…by the decree of 8 October 1917 on public administration regulations for the application of the loi du 15 juin 1906 et fixant les conditions de l'exploitation en régie des distributions d'énergie élec…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Special rules for monitoring certain medical devices

Article R5212-36

…the Minister for Health on a proposal from the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé (French National Agency for the Safety of Medicines and Healt…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: The National Council of Sworn Freight Brokers

Article L131-34

The National Council, a non-profit organisation with legal personality, is responsible for : 1° Examining, at national level, questions relating to the exercise of the function of sworn goods broker a…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter V: Geolocation

Article 230-32

…iry into the causes of death or disappearance provided for in Articles 74,74-1 and 80-4 ; 3° A procedure to search for a fugitive provided for in l'article 74-2. Geolocation is set up by the judicial…

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