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Showing 44514460 of 37768 articles for Art. Loi 89-462 du 6-7-1989

French Consumer CodeIn force
Single section: Sale of products without packaging

Article D120-6

I. - The provisions of this article apply to the following products: 1° Single-use materials and articles intended to come into contact with foodstuffs that cannot be washed before use; 2° Single-use…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Powers and funding of the Agency and Working Conditions Committee

Article R1432-73

The Agency and Working Conditions Committee's resources for social and cultural activities are made up of :1° The contribution paid by the agency for the operation of the agency's social institutions…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Decision on recognition and enforcement and enforcement and appeals.

Article 728-52

When it is in possession of the necessary information, the Criminal Appeals Chamber shall decide, within a maximum of fifteen days, whether to recognise the decision sentencing the person to a custodi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L4211-7

…ed herbalists are subject to the same rules as those governing pharmacists for the sale of their products.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Director.

Article R6145-7

…ost accounts covering all the establishment's activities and resources, in accordance with the procedures laid down by order of the Minister for Health. The Director communicates the results of the co…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Organisation of hospitals and universities.

Article L6142-7

…L. 713-4 of the Education Code, which reads as follows: "…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XVIII: Prosecution, investigation and trial of offences committed by legal persons

Article 706-43

…stered letter with acknowledgement of receipt. The same applies if the legal representative changes during the proceedings. In the absence of any person entitled to represent the legal person under th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 9: Compensation for victims of injury resulting from contamination by the hepatitis C virus caused by a transfusion of blood products or an injection of blood-derived medicinal products

Article R1221-71

In order to assess the extent of the damage and determine whether it can be attributed to the accident, the Director of the Office will, if necessary, arrange for an expert opinion. The doctor respons…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Procedures and internal control

Article R561-38-7

…der foreign law, shall set up an internal control system at group level in accordance with the procedures laid down in Article R. 561-38-4. The procedures provided for under this system, as well as th…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 2: Publication of the writ of attachment

Article R321-7

…ber 1955 implementing this decree. When the execution of the publication formality has been delayed due to a rejection notified by the land registry service, the two-month period provided for in artic…

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