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Showing 36113620 of 21543 articles for Art. Rép. Fromantin: AN 11-6-2013 n° 20830

French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Special provisions applicable to tourist offices set up as a public industrial and commercial establishment.

Article R133-6

The Committee meets at least six times a year. It is also convened whenever the Chairman deems it necessary or at the request of the majority of its members in office. Its meetings are not open to the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article L1321-6

…ed by article L. 1321-1 are the property of the local authority that already exercised jurisdiction and this is confirmed by the loi n° 83-8 du 7 janvier 1983 relative à la répartition de compétences…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 6: Master and feeder general purpose investment funds

Article L214-24-60

…utory auditors of the feeder general-purpose investment fund, the AIF or the master UCITS shall exchange the information necessary to fulfil their respective obligations.The General Regulation of the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 6: Master and feeder general purpose investment funds

Article L214-24-61

…vity of the master AIF or UCITS. In order to fulfil this obligation, it may rely on the information and documents received from the master AIF or UCITS or, where applicable, from the management compan…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Unit dispensing of medicinal products in dispensing pharmacies

Article R5132-42-6

…derogation from Article R. 5121-138, the label, printed by the pharmacist at the time of dispensing and affixed to the new outer packaging referred to in Article R. 5132-42-4, shall bear the following…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 695-12

The offences which may give rise to the issue of a European arrest warrant are, under the law of the issuing Member State, the following: 1° Offences punishable by deprivation of liberty for a period…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Blood.

Article L1271-6

The disclosure of information enabling both the donor and the recipient of blood to be identified, in breach of article L. 1221-7, is punishable by one year's imprisonment and a fine of 7,500 euros.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Deeds and transfers subject to the registration formality

Article 641 bis

The time limits provided for in Article 641 are extended to twenty-four months for inheritance declarations involving real estate or real estate rights for which the deceased's right of ownership was…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Failure to comply with measures taken for the automatic enforcement of a removal order

Article L824-6

…rest to fail to comply with the prescriptions relating to placement under mobile electronic surveillance that have been set for him or her pursuant to article L. 733-14.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Maintenance and operation of facilities

Article R1321-60

Tanks and storage tanks fitted to the indoor networks referred to in 3° of article R. 1321-43 must be maintained and checked as often as necessary and at least once a year.

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