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Showing 76317640 of 23655 articles for Art. Galec v. France – ECtHR – 17 Jan. 2012 – no. 51255/08

French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE I: Provisions specific to Saint Pierre and Miquelon.

Article R910-7

…nd on the free movement of such data is replaced by the reference to the rules in force in mainland France pursuant to that Regulation. II. - The reference to Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 of the Europe…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Provisions adapting Book I

Article R961-1

…nd on the free movement of such data is replaced by the reference to the rules in force in mainland France pursuant to that Regulation. II.-The reference to Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 of the European…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Preliminary title.

Article L800-4

…where applicable, to the provisions of this Book, the words "national", "nationales", "nationals", "France", "territoire français", "ensemble du territoire" or "ensemble du territoire national" apply…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section IV: Tax on the costs of chambers of agriculture

Article 1604

…l and Maritime Fishing Code, within the limit of the ceiling provided for in I of Article 46 of Law No. 2011-1977 of 28 December 2011 on the finances for 2012.By way of derogation from II of the same…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Combating nosocomial infections.

Article D6431-75

…e those that have received the certification of conformity required for their marketing in mainland France. Medicinal products or medical devices that have been suspended or banned in mainland France…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VIII: National register of persons prohibited from managing assets

Article R128-10

The rights of access and rectification provided by articles 39 and 40 of amended Act no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to information technology, files and freedoms may be exercised with the Consei…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Expertise procedure

Article R1142-63-29

…able other than the State or their insurers, in application of articles L. 1142-24-16 or L. 1142-24-17.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Municipal associations (R).

Article R2113-18

The provisions of articles R. 2511-17 and R. 2511-18 relating to the participation of associations in municipal life are applicable to communes resulting from a merger with more than 100,000 inhabitan…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Special housing allowance for primary school teachers.

Article R2334-14

…llowance for primary school teachers under the conditions set out in articles R. 2334-15 to R. 2334-17.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Commercial events

Article A762-16

The rights of access and rectification provided for in articles 39 et 40 de la loi n° 78-17 du 6 janvier 1978 relative à l'informatique, aux fichiers et aux libertés s'exercent auprès de la direction…

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