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Showing 44214430 of 7758 articles for Art. 10 nov. 1982

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Criminal penalties

Article R5462-3

…ons, in vitro diagnostic medical devices that do not comply with the provisions of articles R. 5221-10 and R. 5221-14 without displaying a sign clearly indicating that these devices may not be placed…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Special schemes.

Article L351-13

The following are entitled to the allowance provided for in article L. 351-10, subject to the conditions of age and previous activity laid down by decree in the Conseil d'Etat : 1° Fishermen on board…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 4: European Union regulations constituting implementing measures for article L. 412-1

Article R412-30

…e marketing of the meat of bovine animals aged twelve months or less ; 4° The provisions of Article 10 and Annex IV "Grids used in the Union for the classification of carcasses referred to in Article…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Organisation

Article L2511-16

…been completed.However, facilities whose management was entrusted to third parties before 5 October 1982 remain under the jurisdiction of the city council or the Paris council, for the duration of the…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Single chapter

Article R451-1

…over abandoned premises, under the conditions set out in articles 1 to 8 of decree no. 2011-945 of 10 August 2011 implementing article 14-1 of law no. 89-462 of 6 July 1989.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Income tax and corporation tax

Article 237 bis

In accordance with the provisions of the first paragraph of Article L. 5422-10 du code du travail, employers' contributions to the financing of the insurance allowance provided for in l'article L. 542…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to confiscation orders issued by French courts

Article 713-5

…13-4, to the competent authority of the competent State or States pursuant to articles 713-6 to 713-10. This transmission does not prevent confiscation from being carried out, in whole or in part, on…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Product presentation

Article L3513-19

…3513-7, as well as the content of the notification and declaration referred to in Articles L. 3513-10 and L. 3513-11, the procedures for their transmission and updating, the nature of the information…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Insurance for research sponsors

Article R1121-6

…cover for less than : 1° 1,000,000 euros per victim ; 2° 6,000,000 euros per research protocol; 3° 10,000,000 euros for all claims made during one insurance year in respect of several research protoc…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Undeclared work.

Article L8271-12

…mpany's registered office is located in jointly occupied premises, in accordance witharticle L. 123-10 of the French Commercial Code, which punishes certain offences relating to the register of compan…

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