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Showing 36213630 of 57637 articles for Art. Law 89-462 of 6 July 1989

French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Procedures for collecting identity and non-identifying data

Article R2143-6

…ors in the data processing provided for in Article L. 2143-4. The data is completed after the birth of the child by the collection of the information mentioned in II of article L. 2143-3. To this end,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Transparency

Article R3512-1-6

…ponsible for the public website shall take the necessary technical measures to ensure the integrity of the site on which it makes public the reports referred to in article L. 3512-7, their security an…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L131-6

A sports licence is issued by or on behalf of a sports federation. It entitles the holder to take part in the activities organised by the federation and its affiliated structures and, in accordance wi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single chapter.

Article L1211-6

Elements and products of the human body may not be used for therapeutic purposes if the risk to the potential recipient, measurable in the light of current scientific and medical knowledge, is greater…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 3: Hiking routes.

Article L343-6

…ules governing hiking routes are set out in…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 3: Access to shores and beaches.

Article D341-6

The rules relating to rights of way affecting private properties bordering the public maritime domain are set by the provisions of…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Abnormally low tenders

Article L2152-6

…ormally low, the purchaser shall require the economic operator to provide details and justification of the amount of its tender.If, after verification of the justification provided by the economic ope…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Payment arrangements

Article L2191-6

In the case of an overall contract for the construction and operation or maintenance of a work, the remuneration for operation or maintenance services may not contribute to the payment for the constru…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Payment by intervention.

Article L511-67

…om it takes place. It must be made no later than the day after the last day admitted for the making of the protest in the absence of payment.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Payment by intervention.

Article L511-69

A holder who refuses payment by intervention forfeits his recourse against those who would have been released.

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