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Showing 18011810 of 60433 articles for Art. Loi 86-18 du 6-1-1986

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 8: Declarations.

Article R5211-65-1

…s the communication provided for in Article R. 5211-66 are made to the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé, by registered post with acknowledgement of receipt or by ele…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Status of commercial court judges

Article L722-6-1

…llor, an office of president of a public establishment in the network of chambers of commerce and industry or the network of chambers of trade and crafts or another office of commercial court judge.Co…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Provisions specific to public limited companies

Article R22-10-6

The funds from cash subscriptions and the list containing the surname, usual first name and domicile of the subscribers, with an indication of the sums paid by each of them, shall be deposited, on beh…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Prohibitions

Article R1333-6-1

…expressly provides for the possibility of carrying out such an operation and that the resulting products comply with the conditions set out in II. II.The conditions under which the exemption may be g…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Organisation

Article R4422-6-1

The Environment and Living Environment Section comprises seventeen members, including: 1° Eight representatives of organisations active in the field of environmental protection in Corsica; 2° Eight re…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Common provisions.

Article L123-11-6

…s and labour inspectors and equivalent inspection officials within the meaning of Article L. 8113-7 du code du travail ; 3° The agents of the caisses de mutualité sociale agricole mentioned in article…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Fundamental missions

Article L141-6-1

When the Banque de France becomes aware, in the course of its duties, of an emergency situation as defined in Article L. 613-20-5, it shall alert as soon as possible the Autorité de contrôle prudentie…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General rules.

Article L213-6-1

…ther bondholders of the same loan. The same act also interrupts the limitation period for taxes and duties that may be due to the Treasury on the interest referred to in the first paragraph.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: General principles

Article L1111-6-1

…omote their autonomy.The disabled person and the persons designated must first receive appropriate education and training from a healthcare professional, enabling them to acquire the knowledge and ski…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Automatic exclusions

Article L2141-6-1

…appropriate, undertaken to pay compensation for the damage caused by the criminal offence or misconduct, that he/she has fully clarified the facts or circumstances by actively cooperating with the in…

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