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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Operating conditions

Article L5125-8

…harmacy interns, nor to pharmacists registered with any of the sections of the Order on 1st January 1996 or having been previously registered. The same applies to pharmacists who are nationals of othe…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Setting the amount of compulsory fire and rescue expenditure before the agreements come into force (R).

Article R1425-16

…nts used for the financial assessment provided for in Chapter 1 of Decree n° 96-1005 du 22 novembre 1996 relatif à l'installation des premiers conseils d'administration des services départementaux d'i…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Tobacco control

Article R3822-1

…second column of the table below and subject to the adaptations provided for in this chapter: R. 3511-1Decree no. 2016-1117 of 11 August 2016 R. 3511-2Decree no. 2016-1117 of 11 August 2016 D. 3511-3…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Organisation and operation

Article L5843-2

…for in II to VIII. APPLICABLE PROVISIONS AS PROVIDED FOR IN L. 5721-1 law no. 96-142 of 21 February 1996 L. 5721-2 law no. 2019-1461 of 27 December 2019 L. 5721-2-1 law no. 2002-276 of 27 February 200…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: Levies on casino gaming revenue.

Article L2333-57

…the Social Security Code and III of Article 18 and Article 19 of Ordinance No. 96-50 of 24 January 1996 relating to the repayment of the social debt.V. - The levies mentioned in IV are liquidated and…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Machinery and other work equipment

Article R4313-75

…e energisers are subject to the type examination procedure defined by decree no. 96-216 of 14 March 1996 relating to the technical rules and certification procedure applicable to fence energisers.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 quinquies F

…have built buildings intended to meet the obligations set out in the loi n° 96-1236 du 30 décembre 1996 sur l'air et l'utilisation rationnelle de l'énergie et par les chapitres Ier, III, V et VI du t…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Supplementary protection certificate

Article R617-2-1

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Validation and checks carried out by the presidents of the chambers of trades and crafts

Article R123-281

…professional qualification for an activity mentioned in the article 16 of law no. 96-603 of 5 July 1996 relating to the development and promotion of commerce and craft trades, and no other activity i…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Infringements of the rules relating to the design, manufacture and marketing of work equipment and personal protective equipment

Article R4746-1

…ch; (b) Not accompanied by the instructions provided for in Article 8(7), Article 10(4) and Article 11(2) of the same Regulation, or accompanied by instructions that are incomplete or not written in F…

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