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Showing 26812690 of 36396 articles for Art. Décret n° 2015-1437 du 5 novembre 2015

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Regional programmes for access to prevention and care

Article D1411-59

…ional Health Agency, after consultation with the regional committee provided for in article L. 1411-5. The aim of the regional programme is to improve access to prevention and care for the most disadv…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Establishments manufacturing, importing or distributing medicated feed.

Article R5142-57

…ng that, the nature and quantity of the medicated feed manufactured, imported, held and transferred;5° The batch number of the medicated feed and the expiry date;6° Where applicable, the name and addr…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE III: REVENUE

Article R3335-5

For the application of article L. 3335-4 : 1° The financial potential and population taken into account are those calculated for the year of allocation. The average per capita financial potential of t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IV: Transparency, restrictive competition practices and other prohibited practices.

Article L443-5

Buyers of perishable agricultural and food products mentioned in 1° of II of Article L. 441-11 may not cancel an order within a period of less than thirty days. However, for a sector of activity, for…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Criminal provisions.

Article L1525-5

The penalties provided for in article L. 1525-4 are doubled: 1° If the offences provided for in the said article have resulted in the use of the goods being dangerous to human health; 2° If the offenc…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Caisses de crédit agricole mutuel.

Article R512-5

…are not members but fall into the following categories: 1° Businesses whose main activity is the production, storage, processing or marketing of agricultural or food products; 2° Liberal professions,…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Staff

Article R621-56

…ay not in any way depend on the amount of the rights and contributions instituted by article L. 621-5-4 of this Code, and the total amount of bonuses distributed to employees in this respect may not e…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Taxes specific to resorts

Article L2333-55-2

…November to 31st October of the following year. No set-off is allowed between the amount of levies due in respect of a current gaming season and that for which the casino is liable in respect of a pr…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Drinking water.

Article L1321-5

…ctor General of the Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement et du travail. The laboratory is chosen by the Director General of the Regional Health Agency. These an…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Maintenance and operation of facilities

Article R1321-55

…o in article R. 1321-43 must be designed, built and maintained in such a way as to prevent the introduction or accumulation of micro-organisms, parasites or substances constituting a potential danger…

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