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Showing 21612170 of 3334 articles for Art. Ordinance no. 2019-359 – 24 Apr. 2019

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Operating conditions common to clinical and biological activities involving medically assisted procreation

Article R2142-21-1

…tructure and allocation procedures for which are defined in the order mentioned in articles R. 2142-24 and R. 2142-27. This code is affixed to the traceability sheet accompanying the gametes and embry…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Rates for special local procedural acts in the départements of Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin and Moselle

Article A444-40

If, from the customer's request, they are effected within less than 24 hours, the service and summonses mentioned in article A. 444-39 (numbers 144 to 146 of table 3-2) shall give rise to the collecti…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Obstetrics, neonatology and neonatal resuscitation

Article R6123-45

…rovides the supervision and specialised care mentioned in article R. 6123-42 every day of the year, 24 hours a day, whether or not newborn babies are born in the establishment's obstetrics unit. This…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions relating to Mayotte

Article L1524-10

…e, article L. 1237-5-1 reads as follows: "Art. L. 1237-5-1-As from the date of publication of Order No. 2017-1491 of 25 October 2017, no collective agreement or arrangement providing for the possibili…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Enforcement of the judgment and individual compensation for damages

Article L1143-13

…to article L. 752-23 of the Code rural et de la pêche maritime (Rural and Maritime Fishing Code), Ordinance no. 59-76 of 7 January 1959 relating to actions for civil damages by the State and certain…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK IV: Free pricing and competition.

Article L410-2

…wise provided by law, the prices of goods, products and services covered prior to 1 January 1987 by Ordinance no. 45-1483 of 30 June 1945 are freely determined by competition.However, in sectors or ar…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Public authorities, public institutions or public utilities

Article 1048 ter

…nd L. 2122-17 to L. 2122-19 of the General Code on the Ownership of Public Persons or Article 13 of Ordinance No. 2004-559 of 17 June 2004 on partnership contracts, or by local authorities, their grou…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title I: Provisions applicable in French Polynesia, the Wallis and Futuna Islands and New Caledonia

Article 863

…ms awarded to the victim by way of compensation for his loss :benefits listed in II of Article 1 of Ordinance no. 59-76 of 7 January 1959 relating to actions for civil damages by the State and certain…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter III: Supplementary supervision of financial conglomerates

Article L633-3

Where it is designated as coordinator, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution shall ensure, as part of the supplementary supervision : a) the coordination of the gathering and disseminat…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE V: COMMUNITY ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICES

Article LO6253-5

…not apply to bills and draft bills relating to the matters and issues mentioned above, nor to draft ordinances relating to these matters and issues.

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