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Showing 971980 of 24302 articles for Art. IV

French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Criminal provisions.

Article L3215-1

…son is the subject, whatever the form, when the lifting of the measure is ordered by the representative of the State in the department or, in Paris, the police prefect in application of article L. 321…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Single chapter

Article D811-1-2

…this chapter, the following shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands: 1° The provisions of Book IV mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below, in the wording indicated in the right-hand…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2°: Obligations of private individuals

Article 306

…authorisation must be provided to the importer, seller, donor, lessor, repairer or processor. Any private individual who accidentally transfers a still or a portion of a still is required to inform th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Formal notice prior to temporary cessation of activity.

Article L4721-8

…roven dangerous situation resulting from one of the offences referred to in this Article, he shall give formal notice to the employer to remedy the situation. If this formal notice is unsuccessful, it…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article D1711-8

…escue services" are replaced by the words: "the fire and rescue service"; 3° For the application of IV of article D. 1424-32-10, the words: "chairman of the board of directors" are replaced by the wor…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Departmental commercial development commissions.

Article R751-2

…ion, a prefectoral order sets the composition of the departmental commission.The elected representatives mentioned in a to e of 1° of II, a and b of 1° of III and a to c of 1° of IV of article L. 751-…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Municipal authorities.

Article D2573-20

…pplication of article R. 2221-11, after the words: "mandate of" are inserted the words: "representative of the Assembly of French Polynesia,". III. - For the application of Article R. 2221-17, the wor…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Experimentation.

Article R5141-2

…y animals are carried out in accordance with the provisions of Subsection 3 of Section 5 of Chapter IV of Title I of Book II of the French Rural and Maritime Fishing Code relating to experiments on an…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Provisions specific to Mayotte

Article R441-5

…rganised as well as its content." 10° The provisions of Section 5 of Chapter III of Title I of Book IV are not applicable.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Saint Pierre and Miquelon

Article L1441-6

…Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon:1° In b of 1°, the words: "in accordance with the remit of the representative of the State with territorial jurisdiction," are deleted;2° In c of 1°, the words "and the prior…

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