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Showing 891900 of 62472 articles for Art. Décret 55-22 du 4-1-1955

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Powers

Article L5842-22

I. - Article L. 5214-16, with the exception of VI and VII, and Articles L. 5214-16-1 to L. 5214-22 are applicable in French Polynesia subject to the adaptations provided for in II.II. - For the applic…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Conditions of performance

Article 695-22

The execution of a European arrest warrant shall be refused in the following cases:1° If the acts for which it was issued could be prosecuted and judged by the French courts and the public prosecution…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Submission of applications

Article R612-22

…within four months of the filing date of the patent application in the form of a certificate issued during the exhibition by the authority responsible for ensuring the protection of industrial propert…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: The Borough Council

Article L2511-22

…and settle contracts for works, supplies and services that may be awarded without prior formalities due to their amount. When this delegation is granted to a borough, it is thereby given to all the bo…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Definitions and missions

Article L721-22

…by professional secrecy. Any person who participates or has participated in the performance of the duties of the Institut d'émission d'outre-mer shall be liable to the penalties provided for inArticl…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Administrative organisation (R)

Article R2221-22

…ther the director in the case of an régie responsible for the operation of a public service of an industrial and commercial nature, or the chairman of the board of directors in the case of an régie re…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Plenary session (R).

Article R5211-22

The election of the representatives of the communes, public establishments of inter-communal cooperation and mixed syndicates takes place within three months of the renewal of the municipal councils a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Freedom of establishment

Article R4351-22

…he basis of an application accompanied by a file submitted and examined in accordance with the procedures laid down by the order referred to in Article R. 4351-24. The Prefect acknowledges receipt of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Application for authorisation.

Article R5121-22

Where the application for marketing authorisation concerns a generator, it shall also include: 1° A general description of the system and a detailed description of the components of the system likely…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Tasks and activities

Article R5126-22

…ntrust by written contract to a pharmaceutical establishment authorised to manufacture medicinal products are: 1° Hospital preparations; 2° Magistral preparations; 3° Preparations of radiopharmaceutic…

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