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Showing 36613670 of 34523 articles for Art. Loi 86-18 du 6 janvier 1986

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 1: Acts and decisions subject to the procedure provided for in Article 696-114

Article 696-118

During the procedure provided for in Article 696-114, the Deputy European Public Prosecutor shall perform acts and take decisions in matters :

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Conditions of practice of the profession of industrial property attorney

Article R422-64

…in Article L. 422-7, by decision of the Director General of the Institut national de la propriété industrielle, if the person concerned has not ceased to carry on business therein within three months.…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: General principles

Article L1111-6

…sted support person under the conditions set out in this article. This appointment is valid for the duration of the hospitalisation, unless the patient decides otherwise.As part of the patient's care,…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Interest rates

Article L314-6

…that exceeds, at the time it is granted, by more than one third, the average effective rate charged during the previous quarter by credit institutions and finance companies for transactions of the sam…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter III: Form of notifications.

Article 689-1

…ce in order to be made the addressee of: 1° Des envois, remises, et notifications des actes de procédure, des pièces, avis, avertissements ou convocations, des rapports et des procès-verbaux, lorsque…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Protection of works and objects to which copyright or related rights are attached

Article R331-6

…ble, referrals sent to the Autorité de régulation de la communication audiovisuelle et numérique by duly constituted professional defence bodies, collective management bodies and the Centre national d…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Pharmaceutical products.

Article L5521-6

…icle L. 5124-13 is replaced by the following provisions:Art. L. 5124-13 -The import of medicinal products for human use and the import and export of gene therapy preparations or xenogenic cell therapy…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Financial penalties

Article R5145-6

…ctor General of the Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement et du travail sends a warning to the company in question, together with the inspection report or the re…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 1: Acts and decisions subject to the procedure provided for in Article 696-114

Article 696-123

…and 148-5 of this code and articles L. 341-1 to L. 341-5, L. 341-7, L. 341-8 and L. 345-1 to L. 345-6 of the Penitentiary Code.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Opening and operating conditions

Article L6224-6

The provisions of Articles L. 6222-1 to L. 6222-5 do not apply to medical biology laboratories under the authority of the Minister of Defence. Medical biology laboratories in army hospitals providing…

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