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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Addiction care, support and and prevention centres

Article D3411-6

Experimental establishments within the meaning of 12° of…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Administrative penalties

Article L232-22-1

…3° of II of article L. 232-9 in the context of establishing the profile mentioned in article L. 232-12-1, the matter is referred to a three-member committee of experts set up by the French Anti-Doping…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter XI: Special procedures

Article 864

…compensation under the conditions provided for in Articles 706-3 (3° and last paragraph)(1) to 706-12, where their resources are below the ceiling for receiving partial legal aid, affected, where app…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter VIII: Specific procedures

Article 900

…btain compensation under the conditions set out in Articles 706-3 (third and last paragraph) to 706-12, when his or her resources are below the ceiling for partial legal aid, affected where applicable…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: National Public Health Agency

Article L1413-12-3

…he status of the agency and the State control to which it is subject, as set out in article L. 1413-12.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Allocation

Article R2113-2

…this choice in the documents relating to the procedure which he keeps pursuant to articles R. 2184-12 and R. 2184-13.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Complaints

Article R7111-31

…ensive effect. The Board shall rule in accordance with the conditions laid down in articles R. 7111-12 and R. 7111-13.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V : Value added tax compensation fund

Article L1615-12

…to the investment is that indicated in the clauses of the contract provided for in article L. 1414-12.Eligibility for the VAT compensation fund is subject to the asset belonging to the public entity'…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Tests to verify knowledge

Article R4221-12

The skills consolidation course provided for in the penultimate paragraph of article L. 4221-12 is completed on a full-time basis, in a host structure listed in the order referred to in article R. 422…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Register of unavailable books from the 20th century

Article R134-2

…134-1 associated with it are deleted on expiry of the protection periods mentioned in articles L. 123-1 to L. 123-12.

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