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Showing 30613070 of 61439 articles for Art. R. 3304-22 · C. mon. fin. Art. L. 224-4

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Composition

Article R4422-4

The Corsican Economic, Social, Environmental and Cultural Council comprises sixty-three members divided into three sections.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Obligation to register.

Article R512-4

…d intermediaries on an ancillary basis in the categories mentioned in 2°, 3° and 4° of I of article R. 511-2, the registration formalities prescribed in the previous paragraph may be completed by the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Fundamental missions

Article L141-4

…f Central Banks.The Banque de France ensures the security of means of payment as defined in Article L. 311-3, other than banknotes and coins, and the relevance of the standards applicable in this area…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: The National Enforcement Committee

Article R561-47

I. - When a case is referred to the National Enforcement Committee pursuant to Article L. 561-38 on the basis of an inspection report drawn up in accordance with Articles R. 561-39 and R. 561-40, the…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 7 : Applications for plant variety certificates relating to national defence

Article R623-47

The provisions of articles R. 612-29, R. 612-30, R. 612-32 and R. 613-42 are applicable to requests made and proceedings brought pursuant to articles L. 623-10 et L. 623-11.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter IIIa: The national platform for judicial interception

Article R40-46

Insofar as they are necessary for the purposes defined in article R. 40-43, the following personal data and information may be stored in the automated processing system: 1° For electronic communicatio…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter III: Definitive advertising

Article R533-4

…R. 532-6 or, if an application for release has been made, from the dat…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Pharmacies for internal use.

Article L5126-4

…gency authorises the transfer of the stock, for consideration, of the products mentioned in Article L. 4211-1, with the exception of certain categories defined by order, to an in-house pharmacy, to a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1b: Harvesting of haematopoietic cells from bone marrow or peripheral blood from an adult donor

Article R1241-4

…re the president of the judicial court or his/her delegate under the conditions defined in articles R. 1231-2 and R. 1231-3.In the event of a life-threatening emergency, consent is obtained by the pub…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Banknotes

Article R734-4

…the right-hand column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 122-4 to R. 122-10n° 2013-383 of 6 May 2013II. - For the application of I:1° The words: "La Poste…

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