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Showing 50615070 of 9952 articles for Art. 8 November 2000

French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Budgetary control

Article A211-57

…des sports de montagne (ENSM) is subject to the budgetary control provided for in articles 220 to 228 of decree no. 2012-1246 of 7 November 2012 relating to public budgetary and accounting management…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article D122-2

…ds of consular posts and heads of diplomatic missions under the conditions set out in Decree no. 2008-1176 of 13 November 2008 on the powers of heads of diplomatic missions and heads of consular posts…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Cosmetic products

Article R5431-1

…ed in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 November 2009 on cosmetic products, to make the information provided for in Article 21 of the same R…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Safety data sheet

Article R4411-73

…e IV and Annex II of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2006 concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals,…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Responsibilities.

Article L462-5

…le L. 430-7-1 or made pursuant to merger decisions made before the entry into force of Order no. 2008-1161 of 13 November 2008 modernising the regulation of competition. II.-For all practices mentione…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Budgetary control

Article A211-58-1

…ontroller shall receive the draft documents provided for inArticle 175 of Decree no. 2012-1246 of 7 November 2012 on public budgetary and accounting management before they are sent to the members of t…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Budgetary control

Article A211-44-1

…ntroller shall receive the draft documents provided for in Article 175 of Decree no. 2012-1246 of 7 November 2012 on public budgetary and accounting management before they are sent to the members of t…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Health and safety standards

Article A322-18

…lth and safety standards applicable to swimming pools are set out in the amended Order of 7 April 1981 on the technical provisions applicable to swimming pools and the amended Order of 29 November 199…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Other appendices

Article Annexe H

…public entity and its co-contractor (5) >. 7. Performance targets assigned to the co-contractor (3) 8. Sanctions and penalties applicable to the contractor in the event of failure to fulfil its obliga…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Appendices

Article Annexe 1

…ionals and their families, supplemented by an annexed protocol, signed in Algiers on 27 December 1968, amended by its first amendment signed in Algiers on 28 September 1994, by its second amendment si…

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