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Showing 39413950 of 4213 articles for Art. confirmed CE 21 Dec 2012 n° 353856

French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Informing and obtaining the consent of the person undergoing research involving the human person

Article L1122-2

…tion measure shall, when their participation in research involving the human person is envisaged, receive the information provided for in Article L. 1122-1 adapted to their capacity for understanding,…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article D773-22

…ted in the right-hand column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeD. 533-2-1n° 2007-904 of 15 May 2007D. 533-3 to D. 533-5No. 2017-1324 of 6 September 2017D. 53…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article D774-22

…ted in the right-hand column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeD. 533-2-1n° 2007-904 of 15 May 2007D. 533-3 to D. 533-5No. 2017-1324 of 6 September 2017D. 53…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Special provisions

Article 1638 quater

…rticle 1609 nonies C or following a transformation under the conditions provided for in Article L. 5211-41-1 du code général des collectivités territoriales, the business property tax rate of the atta…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 1: Transport, searches and seizures

Article 97

When it is necessary, during the course of an investigation, to search for documents or computer data and subject to the requirements of the investigation and compliance, where applicable, with the ob…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Police custody

Article 706-88

…cles 63,77 and 154, if the requirements of the investigation or inquiry relating to one of the offences falling within the scope of Article 706-73 requires it, a person's police custody may, exception…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: Operating rights

Article R333-3-1

…sports company formed in application of article L. 122-1 or likely to exercise a significant influence over it, within the meaning ofArticle L. 233-17-2 of the French Commercial Code ; 3° The managers…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Opening of a branch and exercise of the freedom to provide services

Article R382-4

…on fund holding the authorisation referred to in Article L. 382-1 and planning to provide IORP services in the territory of another Member State of the European Union, in accordance with Article L. 38…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE V: Powers of investigation.

Article L450-3-3

I.-As an exception to the last two paragraphs of Article L. 450-3, for the purposes of investigating and establishing the offences and breaches provided for in Title II of this Book, access to data st…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Responsibilities

Article L4422-16

…inister, the Assembly of Corsica may submit proposals to amend or adapt regulatory provisions in force or in the process of being drawn up concerning the powers, organisation and operation of all the…

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