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Showing 18711880 of 44208 articles for Art. Loi n° 2001-420 du 15 mai 2001

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 2: Bodies of the commune.

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 governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title VIII: OTHER INTERNATIONAL PROTECTION

Article L581-1

…ific group of persons benefiting from temporary protection instituted pursuant to Council Directive 2001/55/EC of 20 July 2001 on minimum standards for giving temporary protection in the event of a ma…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter I: Protection of certain persons

Article R161-1

…L. 161-3 may be recovered by the competent…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title VIII: OTHER INTERNATIONAL PROTECTION

Article L581-2

The temporary protection scheme is open to foreign nationals in accordance with the procedures determined by the decision of the Council of the European Union referred to in Article 5 of Council Direc…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Application for authorisation.

Article R5121-21

…ion for marketing authorisation is sent to the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé. It must state : 1° The name and address of the future market…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE VI: Markets of national interest and commercial events.

Article A762-16

The rights of access and rectification provided for in articles 39 et 40 de la loi n° 78-17 du 6 janvier 1978 relative à l'informatique, aux fichiers et aux libertés s'exercent auprès de la direction…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Guarantees and indemnities granted to Board members

Article D7226-33

…r year is assessed on the basis of the annual working time set in the article 1 of decree no. 2000-815 of 25 August 2000 or article 1 of decree no. 2001-623 of 12 July 2001 or Article 1 of Decree no.…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Title II: Banknotes and coins

Article R122-1

Subject to the provisions of Decree No. 2001-933 of 12 October 2001 on the perforated marking of Banque de France banknotes denominated in French francs, denominations of the banknotes listed in the a…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title II: SAFETY

Article L421-6

A product is presumed to satisfy the general safety obligation set out in article L. 421-3, with regard to the risks and categories of risk covered by the standards applicable to it, where it complies…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Other applications of the Community arbitration procedure.

Article R5141-47-9

…ctor General of the Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement et du travail or the applicant for marketing authorisation may refer the matter to the European Medicin…

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