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Showing 411420 of 65950 articles for Art. CJUE 30-9-2021 aff. 299/20 and ord. 10-2-2022 aff. 191/21

French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Exits and clearances

Article R4462-20

…ance is measured according to the actual distance to be covered between the pyrotechnic workstation and the exit. It does not apply to buildings in which explosive substances or objects are stored or,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Expertise and investigation

Article R4234-20

I.- Articles R. 621-1 to R. 621-11 and R. 621-14 of the Code of Administrative Justice relating to expertise are applicable before the Disciplinary Board of First Instance and before the National Disc…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 4: Open livestock account.

Article 212

Decrees issued by the Director General of Customs and Indirect Taxation set out the terms and conditions for the application of the open livestock account system.

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter II: Special rules applicable throughout the customs territory to certain categories of goods.

Article 215

…ods prohibited under international commitments or goods that are the subject of international fraud and an underground market prejudicial to the legitimate interests of regular trade and those of the…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 5: Foreign nationals authorised to reside in France under family reunification arrangements

Article L423-20

The conditions for the application of articles L. 423-17 and L. 423-19 are set by decree in the Conseil d'Etat.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 5: Visiting foreign nationals

Article L426-20

…tive of the allowance for disabled adults mentioned in article L. 821-1 of the Social Security Code and the supplementary allowance mentioned in article L. 815-24 of the same code, will be issued with…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Beneficiaries of stateless status

Article L424-20

The card issued in application of 2° of article L. 424-19 may not be withdrawn by the administrative authority when the community of life has been broken off due to family or marital violence.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 6: Artistic profession

Article L421-20

A foreign national who works as a performer, as defined in article L. 212-1 of the French Intellectual Property Code, or who is the author of a literary or artistic work as defined in article L. 112-2…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 6: Personal interview

Article L531-20

As an exception to Book III of the Code of Relations between the Public and the Administration, when the personal interview has been transcribed and audio recorded, the applicant may only have access…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Informing the public prosecutor and the administrative court

Article L743-20

The liberty and detention judge shall inform the administrative court before which the foreign national has lodged an appeal against the removal decision, if any, of the meaning of his decision withou…

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