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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Appeals against the decisions of the person in charge of missions falling within the remit of the national plant variety authority

Article R412-20

…nt of receipt.The judgment given by the Court of Appeal on the appeal shall be notified to the applicant and to the person in charge of the tasks falling within the remit of the National Plant Variety…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Product with a recognised designation of origin, protected geographical indication or traditional speciality guaranteed

Article R412-2

…he rules for labelling a product that is recognised as an appellation of origin, protected geographical indication or traditional speciality guaranteed are laid down under the conditions set out in ar…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Public industrial and commercial services

Article L2573-27

The municipalities must provide drinking water and wastewater services by 31 December 2024 at the latest. The communes shall submit a provisional equipment and upgrading plan relating to drinking wate…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Public industrial and commercial services

Article L2573-28

…oned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in French Polynesia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table, subject to the adaptations provided for in II to V…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 7: Resources and operation of elected representatives' groups.

Article LO6221-29

When the local authority publishes, in any form whatsoever, a general information bulletin on the achievements and management of the territorial council, a space is reserved for the expression of the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 7: Resources and operation of elected representatives' groups.

Article LO6221-28

…the decisions relating to the allowance system for elected representatives being modified on this occasion. The groups of elected representatives are formed by submitting a declaration to the Presiden…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 7: Resources and operation of elected representatives' groups.

Article LO6321-29

…the decisions relating to the allowance system for elected representatives being modified on this occasion. The groups of elected representatives are formed by submitting a declaration to the Presiden…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 6: Committees - Representation on outside bodies.

Article LO6431-25

…on of information and evaluation tasked with gathering information on a matter of interest to the local authority or with carrying out an evaluation of a public service of the local authority. The sam…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 6: Committees - Representation on outside bodies.

Article LO6431-26

The Territorial Council appoints its members or delegates to sit on outside bodies in the cases and under the conditions provided for by the provisions governing these bodies. The fixing by the aforem…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Organs, tissues and cells removed for therapeutic purposes for others.

Article R1211-20

…for it allow this without impairing the effectiveness of these uses, treatments, in particular physical or chemical treatments, to eliminate or inactivate infectious agents that reduce the risks of tr…

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