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Showing 28012810 of 47060 articles for Art. CJUE ord. 10-2-2022 aff. 191/21

French Insurance CodeIn force
Section IV: Approvals

Article L321-10

In order to grant or refuse the administrative authorisations provided for in Articles L. 321-1, L. 321-7 and L. 329-1, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution verifies that the following…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R5151-10

I.-Legal persons governed by public law and legal persons governed by private law entrusted with a public service mission who develop and make available the online services mentioned in 3° of II of ar…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Personal data protection committees and competent authority

Article L1123-10

For each type of research involving the human person, the investigator records the adverse events or abnormal analysis results defined in the protocol as decisive for the evaluation of safety, keeps a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions common to elections to the various disciplinary boards and chambers

Article R4125-10

The president of the organising council or, failing that, the president of the National Council, shall send to all the electors within the jurisdiction of the body concerned, at least fifteen days bef…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Issue.

Article R5132-10

Transcripts or records shall include a different serial number for each medicinal product supplied under this section and shall mention : 1° The name and address of the prescriber or the person placin…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter IV: Seizure of assets placed in a safe deposit box

Article R224-10

Where the proceedings are aimed at apprehending one or more specific items of property placed in the safe with a view to handing them over to a third party, a summons to deliver or return shall be ser…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: ACCOMMODATION FOR ASYLUM SEEKERS

Article R552-10

The standards mentioned in article L. 552-13 correspond to the administrative, legal, health and social support services provided to asylum seekers for the duration of their accommodation. They are pr…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Deconcentrated services

Article R8122-10

I.-In each inspection unit mentioned in 1° of article R. 8122-3, the labour inspection inspector carries out his duties on the territory of a section. When necessary, they may intervene in the rest of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: POLICE

Article L2215-10

Without prejudice to

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Promotional communications

Article R1223-10

I. - The provision of free samples of a plasma referred to in the second paragraph of article L. 1223-6 is only permitted during the two years following its initial inclusion or modification on the li…

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