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Showing 331340 of 61016 articles for Art. decision 2023-1049 QPC of 26 May 2023

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Miscellaneous provisions

Article L1333-26

I.-Where, on or in land, buildings or structures, the man-made presence of radioactive substances is likely to cause exposure of persons to ionising radiation or emissions of radioactive substances ju…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: General provisions relating to elections to the disciplinary boards of New Caledonia and French Polynesia

Article D4443-26

Each pair of candidates may draw up a circular and have it sent to the electorate, provided that the following conditions are met:1° Each pair of candidates may have only one circular sent to the elec…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Use of medical, odontological and pharmaceutical staff for temporary work assignments in public health establishments

Article R6146-26

The daily ceiling referred to in article L. 6146-3 of the expenses likely to be incurred by a public health establishment in respect of a temporary work assignment for a doctor, odontologist or pharma…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Organisation

Article R6156-26

The polling station draws up the minutes of the electoral operations, on which are recorded, for each ballot, the number of electors, the number of voters, the number of valid votes cast, the number o…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter I: Internal taxes.

Article 265 ter

1. The use for carburation, sale or offering for sale for carburation of products whose use and sale for this purpose have not been specially authorised by orders of the Minister for the Budget and th…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Optional taxable transactions

Article 260 C

The option mentioned in Article 260 B does not apply: 1° Transactions carried out by affiliates of the central body of savings banks and banques populaires, as well as their groupings, between themsel…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Conditions for practising the profession of restaurant owner or similar or for fruit and vegetable retailers

Article R3262-26

The practice of the profession of restaurant owner or fruit and vegetable retailer required by the provisions of article L. 3262-3 is verified by the National Commission for Restaurant Vouchers referr…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter I: Internal taxes.

Article 266 sexies

…rdous or non-hazardous waste and operating a facility subject to authorisation, pursuant to Title I of Book V of the Environmental Code, under a heading of the nomenclature of classified facilities re…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Steering and Dialogue Committee

Article R1413-26

The role of the Steering and Dialogue Committee is to: 1° Contribute to the quality and relevance of the Agency's actions by providing its vision of current and future public health issues and the soc…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Buildings where the lowest floor of the last storey is more than eight metres above ground level

Article R4216-26

…lifts in the buildings referred to in article R. 4216-24 are: 1° Either enclosed in one-hour fireproof shafts with half-hour fireproof doors and, in the case of staircases, a smoke extraction system i…

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