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Showing 25312540 of 37768 articles for Art. Loi 89-462 du 6-7-1989

French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Taxation

Article 663

…e relating to rights mentioned in articles 2521, excluding those mentioned in i of its 1°, and 2522 du code civil.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Guarantees granted in the exercise of the mandate

Article R2123-6

Given the requirements of the public education service, the weekly service of staff belonging to teaching bodies or job categories who benefit from a credit of hours in accordance with Article L. 2123…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Publication of compassionate access authorisations

Article R5121-74-11

Any measures taken by the holder of the exploitation rights to disseminate any information relating to the compassionate access authorisation from which it benefits to the healthcare professionals con…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Publication of compassionate access authorisations

Article R5121-74-10

I.-The Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé publishes, on the Agency's website, a reference database of medicinal products which are the subject…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Other narcotic substances and preparations

Article R5132-76

…The authorisation provided for in article R. 5132-74 is not required for the performance of their duties:1° The medical biology departments of the armed forces health service ;2° The French Anti-Dop…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Approval of professional associations

Article R519-60

When it intends to withdraw an association's authorisation, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution will inform the association. It will give the association the reasons for the withdrawa…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Approval of professional associations

Article R519-61

When the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution decides to withdraw an association's authorisation, it shall notify the association of this decision by registered letter or electronic regist…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Approval of professional associations

Article R519-62

The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution shall immediately inform the public of the withdrawal of authorisation by means of a press release posted on its website. It will also inform the b…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Flagrant crimes and offences

Article 60-2

…and custody judge, may request telecommunications operators, and in particular those mentioned in 1 du I de l'article 6 de la loi 2004-575 du 21 juin 2004 pour la confiance dans l'économie numérique,…

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French Civil Aviation CodeIn force
CHAPTER I: TRANSPORT OF GOODS.

Article L321-7

…technical investigations and the underground storage of natural gas, hydrocarbons and chemical products retain the benefit of their approval.

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