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Showing 92319240 of 69024 articles for Art. L. 221-8 + Art. R. 221-30 à R. 221-37

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Procedure

Article R4234-17

Articles R. 611-2 to R. 611-5 of the Code of Administrative Justice relating to the communication of pleadings and exhibits, the first paragraph of article R. 611-7 relating to the grounds raised ex o…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Remedies sought before the First President of the Court of Appeal

Article R36

…or, decide that there is no need for further investigation or for the acts provided for in articles R. 31 to R. 34. The provisions of article R. 35.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Health conditions inherent in residential premises

Article R1331-26

…quipment and devices comply with the conditions laid down respectively for each of them by articles R. 1331-27 to R. 1331-35. Dwellings located in local authorities governed byArticle 73 of the Consti…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter XI: Organisations authorised to conclude contracts that may be extended to rightsholders who are not members of the organisation

Article R329-19

…roval is pronounced after a contract has been extended under the conditions provided for in article L. 324-8-1, the stipulations of this contract immediately cease to have effect with regard to rights…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Certification procedure

Article R225

When the statement or memorandum relates to costs mentioned in 1° and 3° of article R. 224-1 and article R. 224-2, the court clerk or any other category B civil servant from the judicial services, aft…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: List of ad hoc administrators

Article R53-4

Every four years, the ad hoc administrators on the list provided for in Article R. 53 make a new application for registration, which is processed in accordance with the provisions of Article R. 53-3.…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Gender equality in the workplace

Article R2242-5

At the end of the period provided for in Article R. 2242-3, the Regional Director for Business, Competition, Consumer Affairs, Labour and Employment decides whether to apply the penalty referred to in…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 3: Composition and operation of the artistic committee

Article R2172-19

For projects located outside France, the artistic committee mentioned in article R. 2172-9 is made up of the following members: 1° The project owner or his representative, who chairs the committee; 2°…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Conditions for admission to the profession

Article R773-19

…the right-hand column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 532-1 to R. 532-3n° 2017-1253 of 9 August 2017R. 532-4No. 2020-1148 of 17 September 2020R. 532-6n…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Conditions for admission to the profession

Article R774-19

…the right-hand column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 532-1 to R. 532-3n° 2017-1253 of 9 August 2017R. 532-4No. 2020-1148 of 17 September 2020R. 532-6n…

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