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Showing 11911200 of 27713 articles for Art. Décret n° 2002-120 du 30 janvier 2002

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 4: Powers of the President of the Executive Council.

Article L4422-25

…ority. He manages the staff of the collectivity under the conditions set out in article 16-3 of law n° 72-619 of 5 July 1972 creating and organising the regions and the loi n° 84-53 du 26 janvier 1984…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Serial analysis files

Article R40-37

…ionale de l'informatique et des libertés pursuant to the provisions and in accordance with the procedures laid down by the articles 41 and 44 de la loi n° 78-17 du 6 janvier 1978.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Protection measures

Article L1151-2

The practice of acts, procedures, techniques and methods relating to the groups of products mentioned in Annex XVI of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Specific measures

Article L412-8

…99/10/EC, Directive 2000/13/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, Commission Directives 2002/67/EC and 2008/5/EC and Commission Regulation (EC) No 608/2004. This information shall appear o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: General provisions

Article R123-323

…Alsace and Moselle and the reference to the title of master craftsman provided for by the article 3 du décret n° 98-247 relatif à la qualification artisanale et au secteur des métiers et de l'artisana…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Distribution and transmission of electricity (R).

Article R2333-108

…syndicates for the occupation of the public domain by all the works established by a private individual by virtue of road permissions or by all the works constituting a direct line within the meaning…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Other powers

Article L621-20-7

…iament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 on markets in financial instruments and amending Directive 2002/92/ EC and Directive 2011/61/ EU, for the application of the provisions of Regulation (EU) No 6…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions.

Article L2333-26

…article L. 321-2 of the Environment Code;3° Mountain municipalities, within the meaning of the loi n° 85-30 du 9 janvier 1985 relative au développement et à la protection de la montagne;4° Des commun…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Conformity, safety and enhancement of products and services

Article L511-13

Officers are empowered to investigate and record breaches of the following provisions: 1° Du Title IV of Book VI of the Rural and Maritime Fishing Code and the texts adopted for its application; 2° Ch…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Grants and subsidies

Article L2564-25

Sont applicables à Mayotte à compter du 1er janvier 2014 : 1° Les articles L. 2334-4 à L. 2334-6 ; 2° La section II of Chapter IV of Title III of Book III of this Part.

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