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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 4: European Union regulations constituting implementing measures for article L. 412-1

Article R412-37

The enforcement measures provided for in Article L. 412-1, with regard to the products, foodstuffs and animal feed mentioned in 6° of Article L. 412-1: The provisions of Articles 1, 2, 3 and 4 of the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Powers

Article L621-18-5

I. - The Autorité des marchés financiers shall issue the authorisation provided for in paragraph 2 of Article 18 of Commission Regulation (EU) No 1031/2010 of 12 November 2010 on the timing, managemen…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Ionising radiation.

Article R1337-14-5

The provisions of articles…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Guarantees granted in the exercise of the mandate

Article R2123-10

To set the maximum time of absence to which, pursuant to article L. 2123-5, elected representatives who are civil servants governed by titles II, III or IV of the general civil service regulations or…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Guarantees granted to holders of departmental mandates

Article R3123-8

To set the maximum time of absence to which, pursuant to article L. 3123-3, elected representatives who are civil servants governed by titles II, III or IV of the general civil service regulations or…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Guarantees granted to holders of regional mandates

Article R4135-8

To set the maximum time of absence to which, pursuant to article L. 4135-3, elected representatives who are civil servants governed by titles II, III or IV of the general civil service regulations or…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Guarantees granted to holders of mandates at the Assembly of French Guyana

Article R7125-8

To set the maximum time of absence to which, pursuant to article L. 7125-3, elected representatives who are civil servants governed by titles II, III or IV of the general civil service regulations or…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Guarantees granted to holders of offices in the Martinique Assembly and the Executive Council

Article R7227-8

To set the maximum time of absence to which, pursuant to article L. 7227-3, elected representatives who are civil servants governed by titles II, III or IV of the general civil service regulations or…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Mediation

Article R7345-23

The Autorité des relations sociales des plateformes d'emploi shall assist the platform and the representative appointed pursuant to Article L. 7343-12 in seeking any solution likely to bring the dispu…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Presentation and determination of the statement of estimates of revenue and expenditure

Article R6145-11

The budget meets the following conditions: 1° Each of the projected profit and loss accounts is presented in balance; however, the main projected profit and loss account and the projected profit and l…

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