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Showing 891900 of 58651 articles for Art. Décret 2002-120 du 30-1-2002

French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Single title

Article R811-1-1

…cle R. 811-3 below, the following shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands: 1° Les dispositions du livre Ier à l'exception des articles R. 133-1, R. 133-2 (4°) et R. 135-1 à R. 135-4;L'article R.…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions applicable to the départements of Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin and Moselle

Article R534-1

…R. 532-1 and the final publicity provided…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Collection, preparation and storage of blood, blood components and labile blood products.

Article L1221-14

…by the hepatitis B or C virus or the human T-lymphotropic virus caused by a transfusion of blood products or an injection of blood-derived medicinal products carried out in the territories to which th…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title V: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article R652-1

…ns prévues à l'article R. 652-2, les dispositions des articles mentionnés dans la colonne de gauche du tableau ci-après, dans leur rédaction indiquée dans la colonne de droite du même tableau:ARTICLES…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE III: NATIONAL BODIES RESPONSIBLE FOR MUNICIPALITIES AND THEIR GROUPINGS.

Article D1831-1

I. - The communes of French Polynesia are represented in the bodies established by Titles I, II and IV of Book II of Part One.II.-The provisions of the single chapter of Title II of Book II of Part On…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : The Regional Economic and Social Council

Article D4134-32

…ime as it results from these derogations under the conditions laid down, as the case may be, by the décret n° 2000-815 du 25 août 2000 or the décret n° 2001-623 du 12 juillet 2001 or the décret n° 200…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Definition of the list of substances with proven, presumed or suspected endocrine disrupting properties and the categories of products presenting a particular risk of exposure

Article R5232-19

…rticles as defined in Article 3 of Regulation (EU) No 1907/2006, with the exception of medicinal products, are considered to be products within the meaning of Article L. 5232-5. A joint order by the M…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: The rights of spouses and matrimonial property regimes.

Article 1293

…fter the extract of the application has been entered in the civil register mentioned in l'article 4 du décret n° 65-422 du 1er juin 1965 portant création d'un service central d'état civil au ministère…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Optional taxes

Article 1582

…for the previous financial year, the surplus is allocated to the département.IV.-.Deliveries of products dispatched or transported by the taxpayer, or on his behalf, outside national territory or to…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title I: Individuals

Article 1146

…ccompanied by a translation carried out by an authorised translator within the meaning of article 7 du décret n° 2007-1205 du 10 août 2007. The agreement is filed within fifteen days of the date on wh…

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