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Showing 41114120 of 5384 articles for Art. 13 juill. 2005

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R6123-201

…are, with the exception of procedures covered by the activities mentioned in 8°, 9°, 10°, 11°, 12°, 13° and 21° of the same article. This activity requires an environment adapted to the complexity and…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Prevention of conflicts of interest

Article R8124-16

…n to make a declaration of interests as provided for in article 25 ter of the aforementioned law of 13 July 1983, the interview provided for in the first paragraph is compulsory and is conducted on th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Composition

Article R6147-122

…he Users' Commission are bound by professional secrecy under the conditions defined in articles 226-13 and 226-14 of the French Penal Code. They must also exercise professional discretion with regard…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Statutory Auditors.

Article L820-3

…requirements for the statutory audit of public interest entities and repealing Commission Decision 2005/909/EC.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Production and discussion of evidence

Article 326

…e of 3,750 euros. The obligation to give evidence applies subject to the provisions of articles 226-13 and 226-14 of the Criminal Code and the right of any journalist who is heard as a witness on info…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: French blood establishment and army blood transfusion centre

Article L1222-16

…ject; b) The conditions under which the approvals or authorisations provided for in Article L. 1222-13 may be amended or withdrawn; 3° The conditions under which the national blood transfusion master…

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

Article L1413-12-2

…by professional secrecy under the conditions and subject to the penalties laid down in articles 226-13 and 226-14 of the French Penal Code. II - The Agency's Board of Directors, after consultation wit…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VIII: Transferable securities issued by joint stock companies.

Article L228-3-1

…igations to declare significant shareholdings imposed by the articles L. 233-7, L. 233-12 et L. 233-13, the issuing company may ask any legal entity that owns its shares and has holdings exceeding one…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Public industrial and commercial services

Article L2224-16

…mayor defines the rules relating to the collection of waste collected pursuant to articles L. 2224-13 and L. 2224-14 according to its characteristics. He shall impose separate collection arrangements…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Inter-regional centres specialising in environmental and public health offences

Article 706-2-2

…on, prosecution, trial and judgment: 1° Of the offences provided for in articles L. 5421-2, L. 5421-13, L. 5426-1, L. 5432-1, L. 5432-2, L. 5432-3, L. 5438-4, L. 5438-6, L. 5439-1, L. 5439-2, L. 5442-…

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