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Showing 801810 of 2669 articles for Art. 30 janv. 2002

French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Single chapter.

Article L641-1

…sed on a foreigner guilty of a felony or misdemeanour is governed by the provisions of articles 131-30, 131-30-1 and 131-30-2 of the Criminal Code.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Exchange and dissemination of information

Article L512-21

…which they have collected or exchanged pursuant to Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2003 of 16 December 2002, as amended, on the implementation of the rules on competition laid down in Articles 81 and 82…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Taxes, fees or payments not provided for in the General Tax Code

Article L2333-92

…s subsequent to 1 January 2006 or results from a prefectoral authorisation obtained prior to 1 July 2002, as well as those that have benefited, prior to 1 July 2002, from aid paid by the Agency for th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article R1521-1

…surance, the financing of social security in Mayotte and the Mayotte social security fund,order no. 2002-149 of 7 February 2002 relating to the extension and generalisation of family benefits and soci…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article R2223-4

The pits are 30 to 40 centimetres apart at the sides, and 30 to 50 centimetres apart at the head and feet.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Penalty of disqualification from French territory

Article L722-6

…French territory imposed on a foreigner guilty of a felony or misdemeanour pursuant to articles 131-30 to 131-30-2 of the Criminal Code is enforceable under the conditions set out in the second to fou…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: Conformity

Article R451-2

…ge a foodstuff unfit for consumption, within the meaning of Article 14(5) of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002, as amended, laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Collection, preparation and storage of blood, blood components and labile blood products.

Article L1221-14

…C virus, this investigation is carried out under the conditions laid down in article 102 of law no. 2002-303 of 4 March 2002 on patients' rights and the quality of the healthcare system. It carries ou…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Flat-rate grant.

Article L2334-7

…the amounts previously received under I of D of Article 44 of the 1999 Finance Act (no. 98-1266 of 30 December 1998) and 2° bis of II of Article 1648 B of the General Tax Code as it stood prior to th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Deliberative body of public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation with their own tax system

Article L5211-6-1

…ipality, authenticated by the most recent decree published in application of article 156 of law no. 2002-276 of 27 February 2002 relating to local democracy;c) Each municipality has at least one seat;…

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