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Showing 21612170 of 24607 articles for Art. CA Douai 12-5-2016 n° 15/03664

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Undertakings for collective real estate investment.

Article R214-121

…lective real estate investment mentioned in article R. 214-120, account is also taken, for the application of III of article R. 214-87 , of buildings constructed, rented or offered for rent, held dire…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Collection, preparation and storage of blood, blood components and labile blood products.

Article L1221-12

…n of health products, is subject to authorisation issued by the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé under conditions defined by decree. The import or export of blood, i…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Information and documents to be submitted with the tender

Article R2351-12

In the consultation documents, the purchaser may ask tenderers to indicate in their tender the proportion of the contract that they intend to subcontract to third parties, in particular to small and m…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Combating the presence of lead

Article L1334-12

The procedures for implementing this section, and in particular : 1° The procedures for transmitting the data provided for in article L. 1334-1 and in particular the way in which anonymity is protecte…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Contracts for the commissioning of one or more artistic works to be created

Article R2372-12

When the commission can only be awarded to a specific service provider in accordance with the provisions of article R. 2322-5, the purchaser may negotiate the contract for the decoration of public bui…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Operation

Article L612-15-1

…second to fourth paragraphs of Article L. 612-24, require any person mentioned in I and, where applicable, II of Article L. 613-34, as well as any person mentioned in Article L. 311-1 of the Insurance…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Acts relating primarily to economic activity

Article A444-120

…ber 100 in table 5) gives rise to the collection of a proportional fee, according to the following scale: Base brackets Rate applicable 0 to €6,500 0.967% From €6,500 to €17,000 0.532% From €17,000 to…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Risk assessment and dust measurement

Article R4412-128

…ing the work area ; 2° In the recovery area 3° At points in the building in which the work is being carried out; 4° Near extractors in the area where they are discharged; 5° At the perimeter of the wo…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Samples taken outside health regions where medical biology laboratories are located

Article R6211-12

…n provided for, on public health grounds, in Article L. 6211-16, under which the taking of a biological sample is carried out in one of the health territories in which the medical biology laboratory i…

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Special provisions.

Article R5141-123

…the authorisation holder has been given the opportunity to present his observations. Except in the case of recourse to a parallel import authorisation procedure or in the case of import of a veterina…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
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