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Showing 32013210 of 3965 articles for Art. 17 avr. 1996

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Qualifications of persons and organisations carrying out location surveys, dust measurements and analyses of materials and products

Article R1334-23

…cation of the materials and products in list A in an existing building mentioned in article R. 1334-17 or article R. 1334-18 sends a copy of the identification report to the prefect of the département…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Managing Director.

Article R1413-15

…ation of the provisions of the eleventh paragraph of article L. 1413-1 and those of article R. 1413-17, which do not fall within the remit conferred on the Board of Directors by article R. 1413-12 and…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: The town council.

Article R2573-6-1

For the application of the last paragraph of article L. 2121-17 in its locally applicable wording, the municipal council shall designate by deliberation the rooms equipped with the teleconferencing sy…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Other appendices

Article Annexe XI-I

Appendix XI-I to article D. 4312-7 RESOURCES AND EXPENDITURE FOR VOCATIONAL TRAINING FOR YOUNG PEOPLEEvolution of expenditure associated with vocational training for young people-APPRENTISSAGEENS PROs…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 14: Inclusion on the list of medicinal products for officinal use

Article R5121-202

…inal products which are not included on the list mentioned in the first paragraph of Article L. 162-17 of the Social Security Code, for which : 1° Their marketing authorisation does not state that the…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter Ia: Withholding

Article L521-14

…ion measure provided for by this article. Subject to the procedures provided for in Articles L. 521-17-1 and L. 521-17-2, the detention measure shall be lifted ipso jure if the applicant fails, within…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 2: Attachment

Article R222-21

…R. 222-17, R. 222-18 and…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Professional secrecy

Article L511-33

…proceedings, or the committees of enquiry set up pursuant to Article 6 of Ordinance No. 58-1100 of 17 November 1958 on the functioning of parliamentary assemblies.Credit institutions and finance comp…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Special regulations concerning certain assets of insurance undertakings.

Article R332-13

…European Economic Area, or a pledge of securities meeting the conditions set out in article R. 332-17, up to a limit of 75% of the nominal amount of the said securities. Companies included in the sam…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and allowances

Article 1465

…edium-sized enterprises, within the meaning of Annex I to Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the internal market in application…

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