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Showing 13811390 of 3085 articles for Art. 21 déc. 2001

French Civil CodeIn force
Title I: Provisions relating to Book I

Article 2494

Article 2493 is applicable under the conditions set out in Article 17-2. However, articles 21-7 and 21-11 are applicable to a child born in Mayotte to foreign parents before the entry into force of th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Bodies and operations

Article L5842-4

…e, subject to the adaptations provided for in II to V. APPLICABLE PROVISIONS AS PROVIDED FOR IN L. 5211-6 law no. 2015-366 of 31 March 2015 L. 5211-7 with the exception of I bis Law no. 2018-607 of 13…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
V: Applications for naturalisation and reinstatement and declarations of acquisition of nationality by reason of marriage

Article 958

…ement to French nationality and declarations of acquisition of nationality submitted under articles 21-2, 21-13-1 and 21-13-2 of the Civil Code are subject to a stamp duty of €55 collected in the mann…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Examination and conditions of authorisation.

Article R5121-41-7

…with a decision of the European Commission referred to it under Articles 30, 31 and 36 of Directive 2001/83/EC of 6 November 2001 on the Community code relating to medicinal products for human use. Th…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
5: Special regime applicable to forestry operations

Article 76

…nd other woods: 30 years. b bis From 1 January of the year following the promulgation of the loi n° 2001-602 du 9 juillet 2001 d'orientation sur la forêt, ce régime est applicable pendant dix ans pour…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Composition

Article R4134-1

…o the décret du 22 avril 2002 pris pour l'application du premier alinéa de l'article 8 de la loi n° 2001-624 du 17 juillet 2001 et relatif à l'agrément des associations de jeunesse et d'éducation popu…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Special provisions.

Article R5141-123-7

…product is obtained from a company authorised within the meaning of Articles 44 or 65 of Directive 2001/82/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 November 2001 as amended on the Commun…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Companies or organisations exploiting a medicinal product or a product mentioned in Article R. 5121-150

Article R5121-171

…ssessment procedure for periodic safety update reports provided for in Article 107g(1) of Directive 2001/83/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, that the marketing authorisation should be…

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

Article R5141-47-9

…e application of the Community arbitration procedure provided for in Articles 36 to 38 of Directive 2001/82/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council when divergent decisions have been taken by…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: General powers

Article R3551-6-1

…essional firefighters belonging to the employment frameworks provided for in article 64-1 of law n° 2001-616 of 11 July 2001 relating to Mayotte and volunteer firefighters who, subject to specific rul…

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