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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Powers of the overseas regions in relation to economic development and regional planning

Article L4433-10-3

…sponsible for town planning and is approved by decree in the Conseil d'Etat. When the illegality of certain guidelines or provisions of the plan, or the prejudice they are likely to cause to national…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Powers of the overseas regions in relation to economic development and regional planning

Article L4433-10-8

…development plan is amended at the request of the representative of the State to ensure its compliance with the rules mentioned in article L. 4433-8 or its compatibility with the objectives, guideline…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Bodies

Article L5211-10-1

…ntercommunal cooperation with their own tax status that are members of a territorial and rural balance cluster may entrust the latter with the creation of a joint development council, under the condit…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: Provisions specific to non-contentious matters.

Article ANNEXE, art. 10

Where a person has been invested by a decision with a specific function or a general power of attorney, the acts that he has validly entered into with third parties in good faith are not affected if,…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Provisions relating to the treatment of credit institutions, finance companies, electronic money institutions, payment institutions and investment firms in difficulty

Article L613-31-10

…ult from the adoption of a resolution measure. A decree of the Conseil d'Etat shall determine, as necessary, the terms and conditions for the application of this sub-section and in particular those re…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Powers

Article L621-10-1

When the persons and entities mentioned in II of Article L. 621-9 provide their services on the Internet, investigators and auditors may, in order to access the information and elements available on t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5121-10-2

…isation may be granted before the expiry of the intellectual property rights attached to the reference biological medicinal product. The applicant for authorisation must inform the holder of these rig…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5121-10-3

The holder of an intellectual property right protecting the appearance and texture of the oral pharmaceutical forms of a reference medicinal product within the meaning of Article L. 5121-1 may not pro…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5121-10-1

…e marketed until ten years have elapsed following the initial marketing authorisation of the reference medicinal product. However, this period is extended to eleven years if, during the first eight ye…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter X: Tattooing products

Article L513-10-1

Tattooing products are defined as any colouring substance or preparation intended to create a mark on the superficial parts of the human body by breaking the skin, with the exception of products which…

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