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Showing 49514960 of 60433 articles for Art. Loi 86-18 du 6-1-1986

French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Cosmetic products.

Article L5431-6

…(EC) No 1223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 November 2009 on cosmetic products, shall be liable to one year's imprisonment and a fine of 15,000 euros for: 1° Placing a cosme…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Territorial Conference on Health and Autonomy

Article D1441-6

…Miquelon, appointed by the Prefect on the recommendation of the Chamber of Agriculture, Commerce, Industry and Trades; d) A representative of agricultural businesses and farms appointed by the Prefect…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Single chapter.

Article R220-6

…voked against victims or their dependants:1° The excess provided for in Article L. 121-1 ; 2° The reduction in compensation applicable in accordance with Article L. 113-9.In the two cases mentioned ab…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Procedures for implementing genetic characteristic tests and identifications by genetic fingerprinting and informing next of kin

Article L1131-6

The following shall be determined by decree of the Conseil d'Etat :1° The conditions under which, in the interests of patients and their relatives, examinations of a person's genetic characteristics o…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: The general meeting of mutual insurance companies

Article R322-67

…nagement board or managers of the companies they audit for less than five years after ceasing their duties. The same prohibition applies to the partners of a company of statutory auditors.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Dispensing to the public

Article R5126-61

The following shall be removed from the list mentioned in article R. 5126-58: 1° A medicinal product which ceases to fulfil the condition mentioned in 1°, 2° or 3° of article R. 5126-59. This deletion…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 5: Advances and loans.

Article D2573-60

The articles R. 2336-1 to R. 2336-7 are applicable to the communes of French Polynesia.

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

Article L1615-6

I.-Until 31 December 2001, allocations from the Value Added Tax Compensation Fund are determined by applying a flat-rate compensation rate of 16.176% to actual investment expenditure, as defined by de…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Jurisdiction of French courts

Article 689-4

…nces: 1° Offence provided for in Article L. 1333-11 of the Defence Code; 2° Délit d'appropriation indue prévue par Article L. 1333-9 of the aforementioned code, wilful bodily harm, theft, extortion, b…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Beverages.

Article L3351-6

Making available to the public an automatic device for dispensing alcoholic beverages is punishable by a fine of €3,750.The machine used to commit the offence will be seized and the court will order i…

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