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Showing 91119120 of 11310 articles for Art. Loi n° 81-766 – 10 Aug. 1981 – loi Lang

French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1 : Commission du cinéma d'art et d'essai

Article 231-40

…ema in the regional directorate of cultural affairs of each of the administrative regions concerned;10° One representative of the minister in charge of the economy.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Inspection of products before release for free circulation

Article R512-25

…st three samples. A report is drawn up in accordance with the conditions set out in articles R. 512-10 and R. 512-11. All samples taken are sealed. An identification label bearing the following inform…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Provisions applicable in the départements of Essonne, Hauts-de-Seine, Paris, Seine-et-Marne, Seine-Saint-Denis, Val-de-Marne, Val-d'Oise and Yvelines

Article R*122-4

…prefect;2° The administrative authority competent to take the decision mentioned in article R. 744-10 is the police prefect.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1a: Undeclared periods of activity

Article L5426-1-1

…ve or otherwise, during the same calendar month, which are not declared by the jobseeker to Pôle emploi by the end of that month, are not taken into account for the purpose of opening or topping up in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Operating conditions

Article L5125-13

…e that he controls, a fraction of the capital of this société d'exercice libéral representing up to 10% of the latter. The associate pharmacist associated with the private limited company operating th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-sub-paragraph 3: Declarations of amending or supplementary registration.

Article R123-48

…her court, of the business address fixed to the residential premises, declared under Article L. 123-10, registered natural persons shall request, via the single body mentioned in article R. 123-1 and…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Training prior to exercising as citizen assessors

Article R2-14

…is to enable citizen assessors to assess the meaning and scope of the oath provided for by article 10-11. It covers the essential elements concerning : the composition, methods of referral and jurisd…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Water made drinkable by conditioned treatment.

Article R1321-92

…the categories of treatments laid down by the regulations adopted in application of article L. 1321-10, this indication must show which of these treatments are actually used for the water in question.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Healthcare waste produced by patients undergoing self-treatment and users of self-tests

Article R1335-8-2

Producers or the eco-organisation to which they belong pursuant to article L. 541-10 of the Environment Code provide pharmacies and pharmacies for internal use, free of charge, with packaging designed…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Obligations where there is a high risk of money laundering or terrorist financing

Article R561-19

The products and transactions referred to in 2° of Article L. 561-10 are bearer bonds, securities and contracts and transactions relating to these products. When a bond, security or contract referred…

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