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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes III

Article Annexe III-1 (art. A312-1)

…fer of a sports facility. Indicate the identity of the concession holder : Last name : First name : N° : Street name : Post code : Town: : m Deletion of a sports facility m Change of use of a sports f…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: STAYS OF LESS THAN THREE MONTHS

Article L232-1

So long as they do not become an unreasonable burden on the social assistance system referred to in Directive 2004/38 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the right of cit…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Travel documents

Article R414-5

Subject to the specific provisions laid down in Articles R. 561-5 to R. 561-11, any travel document issued for a period of more than one year shall incorporate the security features and biometric elem…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Financial provisions

Article L5722-10

…ve bodies of the local authorities and public establishments of inter-municipal cooperation concerned.The total amount of subsidies paid may not exceed the amount of the investments to be made, after…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 231-27

By way of derogation from article 231-26, the classification, labels and aid, as well as, where applicable, the direct allocations provided for in…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: Mediation

Article L651-2

For the application of article L. 616-2 in Saint-Barthélemy and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, the words: "Article 14 of Regulation (EU) No 524/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 May…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: Mediation

Article L651-1

For the application of articles L. 614-1 à L. 614-4 in Saint-Barthélemy and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, the words: "Regulation (EU) No 524/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 May 20…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Manufacturing and wholesale distribution.

Article L5124-13-2

A proprietary medicinal product subject to parallel distribution is a proprietary medicinal product : 1° Has a marketing authorisation issued by the European Union pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 726/2…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Conditions for authorising the apprenticeship programme

Article R1161-13

Only medicinal products which have obtained a marketing authorisation issued by the European Union in application of Regulation (EC) No 726/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 Mar…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Operation and wholesale distribution of veterinary medicinal products.

Article R5142-50-1

Any wholesale distributor, where he is not the marketing authorisation holder, who imports a veterinary medicinal product from another Member State shall inform the marketing authorisation holder and…

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