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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Steering Committee

Article R1418-17

…competence, in particular when it is consulted on applications for authorisation mentioned in b of 10° of article L. 1418-1, as well as on any issue relating to medical and scientific research. It en…

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

Article R434-10

…application must include, in addition to the information mentioned in articles R. 434-8 and R. 434-9:1° A statement of the reasons, relating in particular to the health or schooling of the child(ren)…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Regional school equipment grants

Article R4332-15

After the Finance Bill has been deposited on the National Assembly's desk and before 15 October each year at the latest, the regional prefect informs the region of the provisional amount of the region…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Mutual funding of employee trade unions and professional employers' organisations

Article L2135-17

…oyers' professional organisations that appear on the list referred to in 2° of I of article L. 2135-10 and whose Board of Directors has decided to pay a contribution to the joint fund do not provide a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Risk assessment

Article R4451-17

…concentration of radon activity in the air remains above the reference level set in article R. 4451-10, the employer communicates the results of these measurements to the Institut de Radioprotection e…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter V: Family proceedings

Article 1136-9

…s 227-4-2 and 227-4-3 of the Criminal Code and, recalls the provisions of articles 1136-13 and 1136-14 of this code

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Local tax on outdoor advertising

Article R2333-15

…um has not been declared within the time limits specified in the first paragraph of article L. 2333-14, it shall give formal notice to the operator of this medium by registered letter with acknowledge…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 11: Settlement orders

Article 177-2

…abusive or dilatory, order a civil fine against the civil party, the amount of which may not exceed 15,000 euros.This decision may only be made at the end of a period of twenty days from the date of c…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Appeals provided for in Article L. 464-8.

Article R464-17

…thin one month of receipt of the notification provided for in the third paragraph of article R. 464-15. Under the same sanction and within the same time limit, the intervening party notifies, by regis…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Other powers

Article L621-20-10

The Autorité des marchés financiers is the competent authority, within the meaning of paragraph 18 of Article 2 and paragraph 6 of Article 6 of Regulation (EU) 2019/1238 of the European Parliament and…

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