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Showing 12811290 of 2450 articles for Art. aff. 161/84 – 28 Jan. 1986

French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter III: Other duties and taxes

Article 1019

…e conditions provided for in the fifth paragraph of article 42-3 of law no. 86-1067 of 30 September 1986 relating to freedom of communication is subject to a tax based on the value of the securities c…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Organisation and mission

Article L561-23

…and the information referred to in Articles L. 561-15-1, L. 561-25, L. 561-25-1, L. 561-27, L. 561-28 and L. 561-29. III. - This department shall collect, analyse, add to and use any information like…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Special provisions relating to health, safety and working conditions

Article R114-72

…irector of the centre, who is head of department within the meaning of the aforementioned decree of 28 May 1982, of a prevention assistant and, where applicable, a prevention adviser from among the ce…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Coordination of powers between the European Public Prosecutor, the Deputy European Public Prosecutors and the French judicial authority

Article 696-133

Where the European Public Prosecutor personally conducts the investigation pursuant to Article 28(4) of Council Regulation (EU) 2017/1939 of 12 October 2017 implementing enhanced cooperation regarding…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: PROVISIONS SPECIFIC TO THE AUTHORITIES GOVERNED BY ARTICLE 73 OF THE CONSTITUTION AND TO SAINT-PIERRE-ET-MIQUELON

Article D591-15

Articles D. 521-12, D. 531-1, D.551-16 to D. 551-20, D. 551-22, D. 553-1 to D. 553-28, D. 554-1, D. 561-12 to D 561-14 and D. 581-7 are not applicable to Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Organisation of work

Article D1432-35

The specialised committees are made up of members from the colleges mentioned in article D. 1432-28, each of which appoints one or more representatives to sit on one or other of these committees, in a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Inspection

Article R2141-34

…to it in accordance with article L. 1418-2. It sends this report to the Minister for Health before 28 February of the following year.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Issue and renewal

Article R7111-3

After examination, and under the conditions set out in articles R. 7111-27 and R. 7111-28, the Professional Journalists' Identity Card Commission decides on applications for the issue of cards submitt…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Name and identification of the medicinal product

Article R5121-4

For any medicinal product authorised on the French market, each of its presentations and, where applicable, each common dispensing unit, is allocated a national identification number. This number is a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Cross-medical benefits

Article R6133-11

For the application of the fourth paragraph ofarticle L. 6133-6, medical procedures performed by medical professionals for patients covered by private establishments mentioned in d and e ofarticle L.…

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