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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Miscellaneous provisions (R)

Article R5823-1

The provisions of article D. 5212-16.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Geographical indications protecting industrial and craft products

Article L721-9

…from accreditation issued by the national accreditation body referred to in article 137 of Law no. 2008-776 of 4 August 2008 on the modernisation of the economy, or by the national accreditation body…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Business-to-business loans

Article R511-2-1-2

…prise, an intermediate-sized enterprise or a large enterprise, as defined inarticle 3 of decree no. 2008-1354 of 18 December 2008 on the criteria for determining the category to which an enterprise be…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Examination and conditions of authorisation.

Article R5121-36-2

…efore the marketing authorisation lapses is counted from : 1° the date of publication of Decree No. 2008-435 of 6 May 2008 for marketing authorisations issued up to that date, with the exception of th…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-section 3: Provisions relating to sports betting bans

Article R131-37

For the application of the provisions of articles L. 131-16 and L. 131-16-1, the delegating federations may implement automated processing of personal data relating to the participants in these compet…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General provisions

Article L3311-2

…nable development objectives included in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, adopted on 25 September 2015 by the United Nations General Assembly. The content of this report and, if necessary,…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Audiovisual communication.

Article L4433-30

…la communication audiovisuelle et numérique under Articles 29, 30 or 30-1 of Law No. 86-1067 of 30 September 1986 on freedom of communication, concern an overseas region, the authority shall first ob…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Checking and registering applications.

Article A123-53

…R. 123-92 to R. 123-98 by affixing its secure electronic signature, as defined by Decree no. 2017-1416 of 28 September 2017 on electronic signatures.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Adoption and implementation of the budget

Article D6262-2

…uired to be produced, depending on the case, by articles D. 6262-9, D. 6262-12, D. 6262-15, D. 6262-16 et D. 6262-19. These provisions apply when the Chamber receives a request to enter a compulsory e…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Adoption and implementation of the budget

Article D6362-2

…uired to be produced, depending on the case, by articles D. 6362-9, D. 6362-12, D. 6362-15, D. 6362-16 and D. 6362-19. These provisions apply when the Chamber receives a request to enter a compulsory…

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