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Showing 57415750 of 61096 articles for Art. L 143-20 · CA Paris 2 November 1923 · CA Paris 4 December 1912

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: The Public Prosecutor's Office at the Police Court

Article 48

If there is no police commissioner at the place where the police court sits, the public prosecutor shall designate, to exercise the functions of the public prosecutor, a police commissioner or a polic…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Internal organisation.

Article L6146-2

Under conditions laid down by regulation, the director of a public health establishment may, on a proposal from the head of the department, after obtaining the opinion of the chairman of the establish…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Powers of the Territorial Council

Article LO6461-2

The Territorial Council shall lay down the rules applicable to Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon in the matters listed in II of Article LO 6414-1. However, the State remains competent to lay down, in the matte…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-section 3: Provisions relating to sports betting bans

Article R131-41

The Autorité nationale des jeux defines the nomenclature of competitions that may be used to organise sports betting online and in physical distribution networks, which must be used to submit the info…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Traffic and parking regulations

Article L2213-2

The mayor may, by reasoned order, having regard to the requirements of traffic and environmental protection:1° Prohibit at certain times access to certain roads in the built-up area or certain section…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon.

Article L1425-2

For the application of the provisions of this code in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon :1° The reference to the President of the Territorial Council replaces the reference to the President of the Departmental…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Legal status of medical devices.

Article L5211-2

I.-Without prejudice to the provisions of II, the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé has the status of competent authority for the implementation of Regulation (EU) 20…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter II: Organisation and operation

Article L112-2

The Board of Directors decides on the business of the company. In particular, it decides on the general conditions for the allocation of financial support and approves the budget. At the initiative of…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Quasi-regulation

Article L3211-2

Concession contracts concluded by a controlled legal entity which is a contracting authority, including when it acts as a contracting entity, with: 1° Either the contracting authority which controls i…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Food, advertising and promotion.

Article L2133-2

Photographs for commercial use of models, as defined inarticle L. 7123-2 of the French Employment Code, whose body appearance has been modified by image processing software in order to make the model'…

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