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Showing 131140 of 16885 articles for Art. CA Paris 29-6-2007 n° 05/17124

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions.

Article R5211-29

Files and correspondence relating to certification procedures are drawn up in French or in a language of a Member State of the European Union or party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area ac…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 6: Accounting and financial organisation of the departmental or territorial fire and rescue service (R)

Article R1424-29

…in charge of civil protection, the Minister in charge of the budget and the Minister in charge of local authorities sets the nomenclature of accounts.The establishment's accountant is an accountant fr…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Criminal penalties

Article L242-29

The fact that any trader requires or receives from the consumer, directly or indirectly, any payment or commitment to pay, for any reason and in any form whatsoever, before expiry of the withdrawal pe…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Basis, rates and exemptions for tourist tax.

Article L2333-29

The tourist tax is levied on people who are not domiciled in the commune.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Buildings where the lowest floor of the last storey is more than eight metres above ground level

Article R4216-29

…cteristics of exits and the lateral isolation of the building from another building; 2° The classification of materials and construction elements for certain parts of the building; 3° Smoke extraction…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Final provisions.

Article R5221-29

…r Health, issued on a proposal from the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé, specifies the conditions for applying the procedures defined in Art…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 13: Fishery products

Article R412-29

…d 2 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1536/92 of 9 June 1992 laying down common marketing standards for canned tuna and bonito; The provisions of Articles 1 and 2 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1536/92 of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Conditions for admission to the profession

Article L773-29

…ons of II, the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in New Caledonia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table:Articles applicableIn…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Conditions for admission to the profession

Article L774-29

…isted in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in French Polynesia in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table:Articles applicableIn the wording resulting fromL.…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions relating to the enforcement of confiscation orders issued by the courts of another Member State of the European Union

Article 713-29

The convicted person may appeal against the decision authorising the execution of the confiscation in France. The person who holds the property that is the subject of the confiscation order or any oth…

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