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Showing 16911700 of 28175 articles for Art. Loi 1975-1334 du 31-12-1975

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Special provisions.

Article R5141-125

…ctor General of the Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement et du travail and which states: 1° The name or business name and address of the approved manufacturer a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V : Value added tax compensation fund

Article L1615-12

…locations received. Allocations from the VAT compensation fund are paid in accordance with the procedures set out in article L. 1615-6, as and when payments are made to the holder of the contract and…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Interministerial Committee for the Fight against Drugs and Addictive Behaviour

Article D3411-12

…re; 8° The Minister for Defence; 9° The Minister for the Economy and Finance; 10° The Minister for Education; 11° The Minister for Higher Education; 12° The Minister for Industry; 13° The Minister for…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Tests to verify knowledge

Article R4221-12

…riod of two years. The Director General of the Centre National de Gestion organises a national procedure for choosing a post after the knowledge test, in accordance with the conditions laid down by or…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Company accounts

Article L232-12

…e share allocated to shareholders in the form of dividends. However, where a balance sheet drawn up during or at the end of the financial year and certified by an auditor shows that the company, since…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 3: Approval of cinemas

Article R212-12-2

The approval granted by the President of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée in application of article R. 212-12 specifies: 1° The technical specifications from which derogations are ma…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Special provisions.

Article R5141-123

Any veterinary medicinal product other than those mentioned in 1° and 2° of article L. 5142-7 which does not have one of the marketing authorisations mentioned in article L. 5141-5, or the registratio…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Personal data protection committees and competent authority

Article L1123-12

…ch involving the human person provided for in article L. 1121-1 is 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 Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: National cosmetovigilance system

Article R5131-12

The vigilance exercised over cosmetic products by the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé includes : 1° Receiving and recording serious adverse reaction reports sent by…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Serial analysis files

Article 230-12

In order to gather evidence and identify the perpetrators, by establishing links between individuals, events or offences, of crimes and misdemeanours of a serial nature, the national police and gendar…

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