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Showing 191200 of 4475 articles for Art. CA Paris – 22 Sept. 1999

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Actions against those responsible for the damage.

Article R3122-22

Within one month of receipt of the letter referred to in Article R. 3122-21, the Office shall inform the president of the court concerned whether or not a claim for compensation with the same purpose…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 7: Issue of residence permits

Article R431-22

As an exception to article R. 431-20, when the application for a residence permit is lodged with the prefecture of the Bouches-du-Rhône department, the prefect of this department is competent to issue…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions concerning the sporting events referred to in paragraph 2 of article R. 331-19

Article A331-22

…tioned in the second paragraph of article R. 331-19 of the French Sports Code are grouped into four categories corresponding to annexes III-22 to III-25 : - land motor vehicle events in which speed is…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Control and prohibition of collective water misting systems

Article R1335-22

…to R. 1335-20 has not been complied with, he shall give formal notice to the operator, by any means capable of giving a date certain to the notification of this formal notice, to take preventive or co…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: National gendarmerie units

Article R15-22

…rvices or units of the national gendarmerie within which officers and agents of the judicial police carry out their usual duties and whose jurisdiction extends to the whole of the national territory a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Governance of investment firms

Article R775-22

…hand column of the following table shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from th…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 4: The National Safety Commission for Sports Venues

Article R312-22

…tion of the Minister responsible for construction, belonging to a public establishment of the State carrying out its mission, in particular, in the field of the soundness and safety of buildings.In ad…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Composition and operation (R)

Article R1425-22

The national commission, mentioned in articles L. 1424-22 and L. 1424-23, is set up by joint order of the Minister of the Interior and the Minister responsible for Overseas France. It comprises: a) A…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: General provisions

Article L775-22

…eft-hand column of the table below shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table:Articles applicableIn the wording resulting fromL.…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Transmission of the request by the public prosecutor.

Article 728-22

…he representative of the public prosecutor's office may, at any time, decide to withdraw the certificate, subject to article 728-22-1. He shall inform the competent authority of the executing State of…

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