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Showing 36513660 of 9051 articles for Art. 158 · CE 18 June 1990 n° 61022 · CE 16 July 2008 n° 277180 · CE 16 June 2004 n° 235647

French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Legal status of in vitro diagnostic medical devices.

Article L5221-4

…the same Regulation. In addition, the following are required to declare their activities to the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé, under conditions specified by regul…

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

Article L775-20

…ing from L. 526-1 to L. 526-4 Law no. 2013-100 of 28 January 2013 L. 526-5 Order no. 2013-544 of 27 June 2013 L. 526-6 Law no. 2013-100 of 28 January 2013 L. 526-7 to L. 526-10 Order no. 2017-1252 of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Regulations

Article L785-1

…nd column of the same table: Articles applicable In the wording resulting from L. 611-1, with the exception of 11 Order no. 2015-558 of 21 May 2015 L. 611-1-1 Law 2013-672 of 26 July 2013 L. 611-1-2 O…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Regulations

Article L783-1

…column of the same table: Applicable articles In their wording resulting from L. 611-1, with the exception of 11 Order no. 2015-558 of 21 May 2015 L. 611-1-1 Law 2013-672 of 26 July 2013 L. 611-1-2 O…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Regulations

Article L784-1

…nd column of the same table: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 611-1, with the exception of 11 Order no. 2015-558 of 21 May 2015 L. 611-1-1 Law 2013-672 of 26 July 2013 L. 611-1-2 O…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 4: Social action and health (R).

Article R1614-29

…h decision to authorise the creation, transformation or extension of a social establishment or service, or a health establishment or service, taken by him pursuant to the Articles 37 to 43 and 46 de l…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Decision to implement a decision taken by another Member State of the European Union or by a State with which the Schengen acquis applies

Article L615-1

…n national has been the subject of an alert for the purposes of refusing entry by virtue of an enforceable decision refusing entry or removal taken by one of the other States party to the convention s…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Principal penalties

Article L823-1

…ine of €30,000 for any person to facilitate or attempt to facilitate, by direct or indirect assistance, the unauthorised entry, movement or residence of a foreign national in France.The provisions of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Functional protection

Article R722-38

The judge shall inform the Keeper of the Seals, Minister for Justice, of the name of the lawyer he has freely chosen and the agreement entered into with him under the article 10 of loi n° 71-1130 du 3…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Miscellaneous and transitional provisions

Article R1424-51

…eir public establishments may not perform the duties of a volunteer firefighter during duty time, except in the cases provided for by loi n° 96-370 du 3 mai 1996 relative au développement du volontari…

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