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Showing 39313940 of 36505 articles for Art. EU Regulation 2020/1503 du 7-10-2020

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Conditions for holding municipal office

Article L2573-7

…s provided for in II to XVIII. APPLICABLE PROVISIONS AS PROVIDED FOR IN L. 2123-1La loi n° 2022-217 du 21 février 2022 relative à la différenciation, la décentralisation, la déconcentration et portant…

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French Commercial codeIn force
APPENDIX 7-2 (APPENDIX TO ARTICLES A. 713-8 AND A. 713-11)

Article Annexe 7-2

ELECTION OF MEMBERS OF TERRITORIAL CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRYYou can consult the JORF n° 0234 of 7 October 2021, text n° 36, at the following address: https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/download/pd…

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French Commercial codeIn force
APPENDIX 7-3 (APPENDIX TO ARTICLES A. 713-17 AND A. 723-23)

Article Annexe 7-3

ELECTION OF CONSULAR DELEGATESYou can consult the photos in the JO n° 244 of 20/10/2010 text number 8

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Budgets and accounts

Article D72-101-3

The chapters of budgets voted by nature correspond:a) Investment section:- to each of the two-digit accounts in classes 1 and 2 open to the nomenclature by nature, with the exception of the accounts "…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Other narcotic substances and preparations

Article R5132-76

…of Veterinary Surgeons for veterinary surgeons;3° bis The authorisation granted to the Institut Pasteur by article L. 5124-10 ; 3° ter The accreditation provided for in article L. 6221-2 for medical a…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Organisation and operation

Article R823-7

…laboratory of certificates of qualification;4° The budget and, where appropriate, amending budgets during the year;5° The accounts for each financial year and the allocation of results; 6° Borrowings…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Notice.

Article R5141-78

…labelling of medicated feedingstuffs is blue in colour and includes the information required by the regulations applicable to the labelling of foodstuffs as well as the following information: 1° The n…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 3: Financial contributions from communes and public establishments for inter-communal cooperation in the département, communes in the metropolitan area, the metropolitan area and the département to the budget of the departmental-metropolitan fire and rescue service

Article L1424-76

…manent public employees with the status of volunteer firefighters, the availability granted to them during working hours or the social measures taken in favour of volunteers. The board of directors ma…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 4: Provisions relating to sole traders with limited liability

Article L711-7

…r who has made a declaration of constitution of affected assets in accordance with article L. 526-7 du code de commerce, subject to the reservations set out in this article.They apply to over-indebted…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Customer due diligence obligations

Article L561-10-3

…spondent relationship with a financial institution located in a country that is not a member of the European Union or a party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, or a relationship with a v…

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