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Showing 47014710 of 7437 articles for Art. TEPA Act 21 August 2007

French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5121-1-3

…uct or any operator of such a medicinal product is required, within one year of the promulgation of Act 2011-2012 of 29 December 2011 on reinforcing the safety of medicinal products and health product…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE I: Preliminary provisions.

Article R210-18

…e formal notice sent to it, any interested party may request the president of the commercial court, acting in summary proceedings, to appoint an agent to complete the formality.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VIII: Transferable securities issued by joint stock companies.

Article R228-66

…the person who took the initiative to convene the meeting and the capacity in which that person is acting; 3° Where applicable, the date of the court decision appointing the agent responsible for con…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Financial and accounting provisions

Article L5217-10-1

The metropolitan authority's budget is the act by which the annual revenue and expenditure of the metropolitan authority are forecast and authorised. The budget voted must be balanced in terms of expe…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE VI: LOCAL AUTHORITY FINANCES

Article LO6261-1

The local authority's budget is the act by which the annual revenue and expenditure of the local authority are forecast and authorised. The budget is drawn up in an operating section and an investment…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE VI: LOCAL AUTHORITY FINANCES

Article LO6361-1

The local authority's budget is the act by which the annual revenue and expenditure of the local authority are forecast and authorised. The budget is drawn up in an operating section and an investment…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book IV: Some special procedures

Article R53-19-2

Subject to the special rules laid down in the acts and agreements referred to in 2° and 3° of Article R. 53-19-1, the operations carried out under the said provisions: 1° Are carried out by agents spe…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions relating to the issuing of a European Investigation Order by the French judicial authorities

Article D47-1-6

…h the territory of a third State, the Director of Prison Administration of the Ministry of Justice, acting on a referral from the national judicial authority, formalises the request for transfer or tr…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions.

Article D214-32-7

…the voting rights of an undertaking which it controls or those of a natural person or legal entity acting in its own name but on behalf of the AIF or on behalf of an undertaking which the AIF control…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Occupational health inspector.

Article L8123-1

Occupational health inspectors take ongoing action to protect the physical and mental health of workers in the workplace and participate in health monitoring for the benefit of workers. Their action r…

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