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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Rights of the holder of the pharmaceutical dossier

Article R1111-20-4

…ided for in Article 15 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 with the Conseil national de l'ordre des pharmaciens or a health professional authoris…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 1a: The European Public Prosecutor's Office

Article 344-3

…uropean Public Prosecutor exercises his jurisdiction, or during the periods provided for in Article 27(1) of the aforementioned Council Regulation (EU) 2017/1939 of 12 October 2017: 1° By way of derog…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Examination of the appeal

Article L532-7

…that it does not fall within one of the cases provided for in Articles L. 531-24, L. 531-26, L. 531-27 or L. 531-32, or that it raises a serious difficulty. The court then rules in accordance with the…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Assignment or pledging of receivables

Article R2393-40

…for in article R. 2191-46 or, where applicable, of the special deed provided for in article R. 2393-27 designating a subcontractor accepted for direct payment, shall be given to each subcontractor ben…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 6: Rights of data subjects

Article R142-8

…the conditions laid down respectively in Articles 13, 15, 16 and 18 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of 27 April 2016 and by Articles 49 and 50 of Law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to information t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Limited liability companies.

Article R223-20-2

…solutions be included on the agenda of a meeting, pursuant to the fifth paragraph of Article L. 223-27, he may ask the company, by simple or registered letter or by electronic mail, to notify him, usi…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: The decision on the merits of the request and the implementation of corrective measures by the prison administration

Article R249-29

Before the expiry of the time limit set pursuant to article R. 249-27, the prison administration shall send an information report to the judge on the measures taken or proposed to the detainee. A copy…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Control of budgetary acts (R).

Article R1612-8

…uced, depending on the case, by Articles R. 1612-16, R. 1612-19, R. 1612-23, R. 1612-24 and R. 1612-27. These provisions apply when the Chamber receives a request to enter a compulsory expenditure ite…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Investigation

Article R2333-120-40

…municated. The provisions of this article do not apply where the provisions of articles R. 2333-120-27 or R. 2333-120-45.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Support

Article R5134-60

…(active solidarity income), the advisor may be the same as the one designated under article L. 262-27 of the code de l'action sociale et des familles (social action and family code).

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