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Showing 261270 of 32230 articles for Art. Loi 2011-900 du 29-7-2011

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Economic and social measures

Article L2542-29

The provisions of articles L. 2253-2 to L. 2253-6 apply to sociétés anonymes created on or after 7 December 1969 with the participation of local authorities.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 5: Responsibilities

Article L2121-29

…equested by the representative of the State in the department. When the municipal council, on being duly requested and convened, refuses or neglects to give its opinion, it may be overruled. The munic…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Sworn private security guards

Article 29-1

…pproved as private rangers:1° Persons whose behaviour is incompatible with the performance of these duties, in particular if they do not meet the required conditions of good character and good repute,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Specific provisions applicable to clinical investigations of devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017

Article L1125-29

…2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repe…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Sub-section 3: Working conditions of the pharmacists or veterinary surgeons responsible and delegated.

Article R5142-29

…veterinarians mentioned in article R. 5142-27 and declares himself, as soon as he has accepted the duties entrusted to him, by the spouse or heirs, to the Director General of the Agence nationale de…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Automatic registrations

Article R123-294

Any automatic entry in the National Register of Companies is made by the keeper of the register either on its own initiative or on the basis of a declaration or filing made by the authorised authoriti…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: The form of declarations and filings and their processing by the keeper of the National Register of Companies

Article R123-292

…porting documents from the declarant where there is doubt about the authenticity of the document produced or where its evidential value is insufficient.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions relating to medical biology laboratories authorised in France

Article D6221-29

The medical biology laboratory shall inform the regional health agency within whose jurisdiction it is located electronically that it has obtained accreditation for the various percentages set out in…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Inspection of products before release for free circulation

Article R512-29

When a product is rapidly alterable, when its value, its nature, the too small quantity of product or the low prevalence and distribution of the danger justifies it, sampling is carried out in a sampl…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Authorisation procedures.

Article R5141-29

…a period set by the Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement et du travail, the results of which will be used to reassess the benefit/risk balance of the veterinary…

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