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Showing 791800 of 65809 articles for Art. R 212-1/2

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Composition and election (R)

Article R5211-26

The list of members of the departmental commission for intercommunal cooperation is drawn up by the prefect in the light of the results of the elections and, where applicable, the designations made in…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Composition and election (R)

Article R5211-28

The departmental commission for inter-communal cooperation has its headquarters at the prefecture of the department. Its secretariat is provided by the services of the prefecture.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article R5421-2

The interdepartmental institutions are administered by a board composed of members elected from among their members by the departmental councils of the associated departments. The departmental council…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions common to samples taken for the purposes of investigating offences

Article R512-16-2

Authorised officials may order, where applicable under the conditions set out in article L. 512-16, of goods in order to submit them to controls.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Supervision on a consolidated basis by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution and college of supervisors

Article R613-1-2

The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution may invite the competent authority of a Member State of the European Union or of another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Shares.

Article R228-22-1

For the application of III of article L. 228-12, the Board of Directors or the Management Board, or by delegation one of the persons mentioned in article L. 225-129-4, shall draw up a buyback notice w…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3-1: Marketing authorisation monitoring committee

Article R1313-27-1

The Monitoring Committee referred to in Article L. 1313-6-1 may be consulted by the Director General of the Agency on : 1° The conditions of applicability of risk management measures with regard to ma…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Operation of the agency committee

Article R1432-109-2

The time spent by the elected members of the Agency and Working Conditions Committee is remunerated as actual working time: 1° In seeking preventive measures in all urgent and serious situations; 2° A…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article R5121-138-2

I.-The outer packaging or, where there is no outer packaging, the immediate packaging of medicinal products bears safety features consisting of a unique identifier and a tamper-evident device, under t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Freedom of establishment

Article R4321-28-1

In each region, the commission of masseur-physiotherapists referred to in article L. 4321-4 comprises : 1° The Regional Director for Youth, Sport and Social Cohesion or his representative, as Chairman…

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