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Showing 971980 of 1715 articles for Art. Vertical Guidelines – point 145

French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Openings, mutations and transfers.

Article L3332-8

…st, or when the building has been demolished by the owner, the public house may be relocated to any point within the same municipality, subject to protected areas, i.e. : 1° In an existing building, a…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
C: Indirect taxes

Article 1807

…in article 307 and in the absence of representation at the declared place of destination or at the point of exit from the territory, of apparatus or portions of apparatus for which dispatches have be…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VI: Mergers, demergers and partial contributions of assets

Article R236-6

…or in I of Article L. 236-9 explains and justifies the project in detail, from a legal and economic point of view, in particular with regard to the share exchange ratio and the valuation methods used,…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 6: Fees and compensation paid to bailiffs and law enforcement officers

Article R189

…d the arrest has required duly recorded special searches. There is no need to distinguish, from the point of view of entitlement to the allowance, according to whether the officer who carried out the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Work carried out from a work plan

Article R4323-61

…with the preservation of their health. The employer must include a notice specifying the anchorage points, mooring devices and procedures for using the personal protective equipment.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Emergency contraception in secondary education establishments and university and inter-university student health services

Article D5134-8

…f the pupil, in order to inform her of the various possibilities for emergency contraception and to point her in the direction of existing facilities for obtaining such medication: pharmacy, planning…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Conciliation.

Article R742-13

…f Maritime Affairs concerned a request for conciliation drawn up on plain paper and setting out the points to which the dispute relates.The Director of Maritime Affairs will forward the request to the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: French blood establishment and army blood transfusion centre

Article L1222-5

…ho sits in an advisory capacity. The Chairman and the other members of the Board of Directors are appointed by decree. The Chairman of the Board of Directors is responsible for the management of the E…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: BUDGET AND ACCOUNTS

Article L2311-1-1

…ating to the operation of the local authority, the policies it pursues within its territory and the guidelines and programmes likely to improve this situation and contribute to achieving the sustainab…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions

Article R336-2

The Board of Directors or the Supervisory Board sets the investment policy guidelines at least once a year. In particular, it decides on the procedures for selecting financial intermediaries, on asset…

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