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Showing 40614070 of 5938 articles for Art. 12 nov. 2020

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Decision

Article R4126-31

…1-11 of the Code of Administrative Justice relating to the rectification of material errors, R. 741-12 relating to the fine for abusive recourse, R. 742-2 with the exception of the last paragraph and…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Decision

Article R4234-31

Articles R. 741-11 relating to the rectification of material errors, R. 741-12 relating to the fine for abusive recourse, R. 742-2, with the exception of the last paragraph, and R. 742-4 to R. 742-6 r…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Implementation and administration.

Article D4622-16

…and prevention service, notwithstanding the provisions of articles D. 4622-5, D. 4622-9 and D. 4622-12. The creation of this service is authorised by the regional director of companies, competition, c…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Authorisations

Article R6122-44

The hierarchical appeal provided for in article L. 6122-10-1 lodged against the decision of the Director General of the Regional Health Agency suspending an authorisation, maintaining the suspension,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Tobacco control

Article R3822-1

…3511-2Decree no. 2016-1117 of 11 August 2016 D. 3511-3Decree no. 2016-1139 of 22 August 2016 R. 3512-1Decree no. 2016-1117 of 11 August 2016 R. 3512-1-1Decree no. 2017-279 of 2 March 2017 R. 3512-1-…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Autorité des marchés financiers

Article L784-8

…the exception of 4° of its IV Law no. 2021-1308 of 8 October 2021 L. 621-7-2 Order no. 2007-544 of 12 April 2007 L. 621-8 to L. 621-8-2, L. 621-8-4 Order no. 2019-1067 of 21 October 2019 L. 621-9 wit…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Autorité des marchés financiers

Article L783-8

…the exception of 4° of its IV Law no. 2021-1308 of 8 October 2021 L. 621-7-2 Order no. 2007-544 of 12 April 2007 L. 621-8 to L. 621-8-2, L. 621-8-4 Order no. 2019-1067 of 21 October 2019 L. 621-9 wit…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Technical protection and information measures

Article L331-8

…e time they choose.The first paragraph is not applicable to the exceptions defined: -in 8°, 10° and 12° of Article L. 122-5; -in e of 3° and 7° and 8° of article L. 211-3; -4° bis, 5° and 6° of articl…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 8: Family members of foreign nationals holding a multi-annual residence permit bearing the words "talent passport", "talent passport - European Blue Card", "talent passport - researcher" or "talent passport - researcher - mobility programme".

Article L421-25

…ith articles L. 421-22 or L. 421-23, the spouse of the foreign national mentioned in article L. 421-12 and the children of the latter in the year following their eighteenth birthday or falling within…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Chapter 3: Provisions relating to Mayotte.

Article L363-1

…1-2, L. 3332-11, L. 3335-3 and L. 3335-4 of the Public Health Code are replaced by articles L. 3813-12, L. 3813-13, L. 3813-26, L. 3813-35 and L. 3813-36 of the same code respectively; 2° The provisio…

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