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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 6: Housing Solidarity Fund (R)

Article R1614-40-2

Before 1 July each year, the president of the departmental council sends a statement describing the organisation of the housing solidarity fund, the local funds created pursuant to article 7 of Act no…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Administrative organisation (R)

Article R2221-10

…rting documents, under the conditions defined by articles 9, 10 and 31 of the décret n°90-437 du 28 mai 1990 fixant les conditions et les modalités de règlement des frais occasionnés par les déplaceme…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Freedom of establishment

Article D532-22

When it decides on a transmission to the competent authority of the host state pursuant toArticle L. 532-27, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution shall communicate the notifications re…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Organisation and operation

Article R1435-35

The Conseil national de pilotage des agences régionales de santé is responsible for controlling and monitoring the management of the fund. To this end, it receives, each year before 31 May, the report…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions

Article R5121-100-1

Amendments to the terms of the registration decision and the registration dossier are submitted and examined under the conditions laid down in Chapters I and IIa of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1234/…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Commercial events

Article A762-18

The right to object provided for in article 38 de la loi n° 78-17 du 6 janvier 1978 relative à l'informatique, aux fichiers et aux libertés ne s'applique pas au traitement automatisé.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Acquisition of Trade Mark Rights

Article R712-19

Where opposition proceedings are suspended pursuant to the provisions of 1° of Article R. 712-17, they shall be resumed, at the request of one of the parties or, where applicable, at the initiative of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Refusal to renew.

Article L145-14

…to renew the lease. However, the lessor must, subject to the exceptions set out in articles L. 145-17 et seq, pay the evicted tenant a so-called eviction indemnity equal to the loss caused by the fai…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Special provisions relating to the digital exploitation of unavailable books

Article L134-2

…of a book in the database is without prejudice to the application of articles L. 132-12 and L. 132-17.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 5 : Acquisition of French nationality by decision of the public authorities

Article 21-18

The probationary period referred to in article 21-17 is reduced to two years: 1° For foreign nationals who have successfully completed two years of higher education with a view to acquiring a diploma…

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