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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Paragraph 1: Board of Directors

Article R121-5

…2° Two staff representatives elected under the conditions set by the Chapter II of Title II of Law no. 83-675 of 26 July 1983 relating to the democratisation of the public sector, with the exception…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Cooperation and exchanges of information with the authorities of other Member States of the European Union or other States party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article L632-2

Notwithstanding the provisions of Act 68-678 of 26 July 1968 relating to the disclosure of economic, commercial, industrial, financial or technical documents and information to foreign natural or lega…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Medical devices and other products and articles regulated in the interests of public health.

Article L5522-1

…2-3, L. 5213-1 to L. 5213-5 are applicable in Wallis and Futuna in the version resulting from Order no. 2022-582 of 20 April 2022. Articles L. 5221-1 to L. 5221-8, L. 5222-2 to L. 5222-4 and L. 5223-1…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: General provisions

Article R123-323

…and crafts are exercised by the president and staff of the chambers of trades governed by articles 103 et seq. of the local professional code of 26 July 1900 for Alsace and Moselle and the reference…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Master plans, sector plans and regional plans for the organisation of missions

Article D711-43

…e L. 4251-18 of the General Local Authorities Code. New sectoral plans are adopted no later than 31 July of the year following each general renewal.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER VI : Provision of mobile radio network infrastructure

Article R1426-1

…own in Articles R. 1426-2 to R. 1426-4: 1° In areas identified pursuant to III of article 52 of law no. 2004-575 of 21 June 2004 for confidence in the digital economy and retained in phase I of the pl…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Administrative police measures

Article R783-7

…t-hand column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 612-30No. 2010-217 of 3 March 2010R. 612-30-1No. 2014-1357 of 13 November 2014R. 612-31n° 2010-217 of 3 Ma…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Administrative police measures

Article R782-7

…t-hand column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 612-30No. 2010-217 of 3 March 2010R. 612-30-1No. 2014-1357 of 13 November 2014R. 612-31n° 2010-217 of 3 Ma…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Free information, screening and diagnostic centres

Article D3121-21

…res referred to in Article L. 6323-1 ; 4° Associations governed by the provisions of the law of 1st July 1901 relating to the contract of association; 5° Health examination centres managed directly by…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Guarantees granted in the exercise of the mandate

Article R7125-8

…a calendar year is assessed on the basis of the annual working time set out in article 1 of decree no. 2000-815 of 25 August 2000 or Article 1 of Decree no. 2001-623 du 12 juillet 2001 ou à l'article…

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