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Showing 34313440 of 8111 articles for Art. CE 27-12-2022 n° 464505

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: National cosmetovigilance system

Article R5131-14

…ay use the information referred to in Articles R. 5131-9 to 11 for the purposes of market surveillance, market analysis, evaluation and consumer information under Articles 25, 26 and 27 of the Regulat…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title I: MEDIATION

Article R615-1

…ciations; 5° Two representatives of professional organisations. The provisions of Article 74 of Law n° 2014-873 of 4 August 2014 for real equality between women and men and of décret n° 2015-354 du 27…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: AUTOMATED PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA

Article L142-3

In order to better guarantee the protection of children and to combat the illegal entry and residence of foreign nationals in France, the fingerprints and a photograph of foreign nationals declaring t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE III: ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE TRANSFER OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES FROM THE DEPARTMENTS AND REGIONS TO THE TERRITORIAL COMMUNITIES OF GUYANA AND MARTINIQUE

Article L7331-3

…creation of the territorial authorities of French Guiana and Martinique constituted pursuant to loi n° 2011-884 du 27 juillet 2011 relative aux collectivités territoriales de Guyane et de Martinique e…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: French Health Products Safety Agency.

Article L5523-1

The provisions of Book III of this Part relating to the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé shall apply within the limits of the provisions of this Code made applicable…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Health protection and the environment.

Article L1523-5

…rritory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands, in the version resulting from Order no. 2022-1611 of 22 December 2022.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 6 : Exceptional aid to compensate for the loss of turnover due to the ban on the sale and consumption of food and drink in cinemas

Article 919-95

To be eligible for the exceptional aid, operators must have opened to the public the establishments for which the aid is requested during the period between 3 January 2022 and 15 February 2022.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Provisions relating to Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Réunion and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon

Article L441-6-1

…applicable to Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon in the wording resulting from the law no. 2022-1726 of 30 December 2022 on finances for 2023.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title VI: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article D366-6

Articles D. 312-3 to D. 312-5-3 and D. 312-8-1 are applicable in New Caledonia in the wording resulting from Decree no. 2022-963 of 29 June 2022.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title VI: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article D365-6

Articles D. 312-3 to D. 312-5-3 and D. 312-8-1 are applicable in French Polynesia in the wording resulting from Decree No. 2022-963 of 29 June 2022.

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