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Showing 151160 of 45704 articles for Art. CE 2-12-2016 n° 399678

French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Dissolution and liquidation of the company

Article R5125-24-12

…bérale de pharmaciens d'officine, a liquidator is chosen from among the members. Under no circumstances may the duties of liquidator be entrusted to a partner who has been subject to a disciplinary sa…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Special provisions.

Article R5141-123-2

…s carried out and the quantity imported during the period. The authorisation is returned to the Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement et du travail as soon as th…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 5: Provisions relating to the collection of parking charges by a contracting third party

Article R2333-120-12

The contracting third party may not assign to the collection activities defined in article R. 2333-120-11 an agent who does not satisfy the conditions set out in 1° to 3° of article R. 2333-120-8. The…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Service regulations and pricing

Article L2224-12-2-1

No charges related to payment rejection may be levied by drinking water and wastewater services on natural persons not acting for business purposes who have obtained, for the bill that generated payme…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Payment of social security contributions

Article 122-12

The Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée will ensure that the beneficiaries of financial aid comply with their obligations towards the bodies responsible for collecting the social security c…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5121-12-1-2

In the absence of the authorisation or compassionate prescribing framework mentioned in article L. 5121-12-1 for the indication in question, a medicinal product may only be prescribed in a manner that…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Special provisions for the automatic cinema production account

Article 123-12

…to this application, no longer meets the conditions of eligibility for automatic financial assistance, these sums may be allocated to the delegated production company or, depending on the agreements…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Authorisation of tax officials responsible for certain judicial police missions

Article R15-33-29-12

…rosecutor at the Paris Court of Appeal shall order the withdrawal or suspension, for a period not exceeding two years, of the authorisation to carry out judicial police missions, by order issued eithe…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 12: Access to payment accounts

Article D133-12

As soon as a payment service provider managing accounts has a dedicated interface complying with the obligations set out in Article 32 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 2018/389 of 27 Novembe…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Anti-doping education

Article R232-41-12-2

…ing; -the rights and responsibilities of athletes, athlete support personnel and other target audiences; -the concept of strict liability in relation to doping; -the consequences of doping; -violation…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
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