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Showing 10211030 of 27713 articles for Art. Décret n° 2002-120 du 30 janvier 2002

French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Litigation concerning Community designs

Article L522-2

…isdiction to hear the actions and claims provided for in Article 80 of Council Regulation (EC) No 6/2002 of 12 December 2001 on Community designs, including where such actions and claims concern both…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Health conditions inherent in residential premises

Article R1331-26

…rovided that it is easily accessible, and this until the date set in article 6 bis of the decree of 30 January 2002 relating to the characteristics of decent housing taken for the application ofarticl…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Conditions for holding municipal office.

Article D2573-8

…s of Chapter III, Title II, Book I of Part Two mentioned in the left-hand column of the tables reproduced below shall apply in French Polynesia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of th…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Requests to make data available electronically

Article R15-33-73

…ion nationale de l'informatique et des libertés when completing the formalities provided for by loi n° 78-17 du 6 janvier 1978 relative à l'informatique, aux fichiers et aux libertés.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: The constitution.

Article R814-110

…les professionnelles de mandataires judiciaires are governed by the provisions of Decree no. 78-704 du 3 juillet 1978 relatif à l'application de la loi n° 78-9 du 4 janvier 1978 modifiant le titre IX…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Electronic money institutions

Article L773-26

…2013 L. 526-28 Act no. 2018-700 of 3 August 2018 L. 526-29 Act no. 2013-672 of 26 July 2013 L. 526-30 Act no. 2018-700 of 3 August 2018 L. 526-31 Act no. 2013-672 of 26 July 2013 L. 526-32 Order no.…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Electronic money institutions

Article L774-26

…2013 L. 526-28 Act no. 2018-700 of 3 August 2018 L. 526-29 Act no. 2013-672 of 26 July 2013 L. 526-30 Act no. 2018-700 of 3 August 2018 L. 526-31 Act no. 2013-672 of 26 July 2013 L. 526-32 Order no.…

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French Civil Aviation CodeIn force
BOOK VI: MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.

Article R611-5

…nds to tests to verify compliance with technical specifications for vehicles, fire extinguishing products or aircraft rescue and firefighting equipment pursuant to article L. 213-3 of the civil aviati…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions applicable in French Polynesia and New Caledonia

Article D351-6

…23 Resulting from the decree no. 2022-894 of 15 June 2022 D. 314-24 to D. 314-26 Resulting from the décret n° 2016-884 du 29 juin 2016 D. 314-27 Resulting from the décret n° 2018-431 du 1er juin 2018…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Penalties relating to consumer credit

Article R354-1

…column of the same table: APPLICABLE ARTICLES IN THEIR WORDING R. 341-1 to R. 341-19 Resulting from décret n° 2016-884 du 29 juin 2016

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