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Showing 10111020 of 2953 articles for Art. 29 juin 2011

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Health and Autonomy Conference

Article D1442-6

Article D. 1432-29 does not apply to Guadeloupe, Saint-Barthélemy and Saint-Martin.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article D603

…code (simple decrees) is applicable in New Caledonia, in its wording resulting from decree n° 2023-829 of 29 August 2023, subject to the adaptations provided for in the present title.II.-The present c…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 5: Modification of the initial conditions of membership and operation

Article L5842-18

The articles L. 5212-27, L. 5212-29 to L. 5212-32 are applicable in French Polynesia.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 20: Reinforced official import controls

Article R412-36

…and food of non-animal origin ;2° The provisions of Article 4 of Commission Regulation (EU) No 284/2011 of 22 March 2011 laying down special conditions and detailed procedures for the import of polya…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Principles of organisation and operation of the body reception facility

Article R1261-11

…ctivities carried out there, within the framework of a public interest grouping governed by Law No. 2011-525 of 17 May 2011 simplifying and improving the quality of law or a health cooperation groupin…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions

Article 1636 B octies

…venue referred to in 2° of article 1467, as well as, as from tax assessments drawn up in respect of 2011, the difference between, on the one hand, the sum of the communal and inter-communal relay comp…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions applicable in French Polynesia and New Caledonia

Article D351-7

…he same effect: a) The references to the Labour Code; b) The references to the agreement of 10 June 2011 on vocational training, concluded within the framework of the national collective agreement for…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Other institutions

Article L785-5

Article L. 615-1 is applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, as amended byOrder no. 2013-544 of 27 June 2013.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article R3142-17

…t of a dispute, the industrial tribunal to which the matter is referred pursuant to Article L. 3142-29 shall have final jurisdiction.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Setting payment periods

Article R3133-11

Notwithstanding article R. 3133-10, the payment period is set at : 1° Fifty days for public health establishments and establishments of the armed forces health service; 2° Sixty days for public undert…

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