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Showing 42214230 of 7195 articles for Art. n° 18PA03648 · CAA Marseille 31 March 2023

French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter Ia: Harm reduction

Article R3411-17

The State may grant aid in the form of public service compensation to operators responsible for managing a service of general economic interest involving the marketing, at a maximum price set by the S…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Conditions for placing on the market and putting into service.

Article R5211-13

The presentation, at scientific or technical meetings, exhibitions or demonstrations, of medical devices which do not comply with the provisions of this Title is authorised provided that a visible sig…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Organisation of the Order.

Article L4232-1

…titution nationale des invalides, the army blood transfusion centre, the Paris fire brigade and the Marseille marine fire brigade.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to each fraction (R)

Article R1614-79

…r public establishment for inter-municipal cooperation;e) For the municipalities of Paris, Lyon and Marseille, the population to be taken into account for the application of this article is that of th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Special provisions relating to the number of medical biology laboratories in certain health establishments

Article D6222-11

…nce publique-hôpitaux de Paris, the hospices civils de Lyon and the Assistance publique-hôpitaux de Marseille intend to operate more than one medical biology laboratory, the general director of the es…

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 decies C

…on of this equipment or the construction of the ship or boat is concluded from 1 January 2020 until 31 December 2024; 2° A sum equal to 105% of the additional capitalised costs, excluding financial co…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter III: Defence or security contracts

Article L1113-1

A defence or security contract is a contract concluded by the State or one of its public establishments for the purpose of:1° The supply of equipment, including spare parts, components or sub-assembli…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter III: Provisions specific to Book III

Article L2623-1

…or the application of the legislative provisions of Book III to Saint-Barthélemy: 1° In Article L. 2313-2, the words: "or a public body of the European Union" are deleted; 2° In Article L. 2313-3, the…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 3: Supporting documents and other evidence relating to the conditions for participation

Article R2343-13

Where the award of a defence or security contract requires the holding of protected data, the purchaser shall require candidates to provide evidence of their ability to process, store and transmit suc…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title VIII: Criminal records

Article 776-1

The bulletin no. 2 of the criminal record of legal entities is issued: 1° To prefects, State administrations and local authorities to whom proposals or tenders for the award of public works or contrac…

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