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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: "My Training Activity" information system

Article R6351-21

The rights of access and rectification provided for in Articles 15 and 16 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of individuals wi…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 5 : Acquisition of French nationality by decision of the public authorities

Article 21-19

…ce. In this case, the naturalisation decree may only be granted after an opinion from the Conseil d'Etat on a reasoned report from the competent minister; 7° A foreign national who has obtained refuge…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Advisory Committee (R).

Article R2113-21

The consultative commission provided for in article L. 2113-23, as it stood prior to la loi n° 2010-1563 du 16 décembre 2010 de réforme des collectivités territoriales, meets in the town hall annex.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Funding and cash resources

Article D6323-21

…nt on objectives and resources provided for in article D. 6323-21-4 or, failing this, within those determined by the Minister responsible for vocational training, under the conditions provided for in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 17: Conditions for authorisation of individually prepared advanced therapy medicinal products

Article R5121-210

…is laid down by decision of the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé and which includes :1° The name of the medicinal product and its compositio…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VII: Provisions adapting Book VII.

Article R917-21

…he commission provided for in Article L. 713-17, known as the election organisation commission, competent to organise, in the constituency of the Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon Chamber of Agriculture, Comme…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Issuing work permits

Article R5221-21

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Determination of taxable profit

Article 217 duodecies

Profits invested in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, New Caledonia, French Polynesia, Saint-Martin, Saint-Barthélemy, the Wallis and Futuna Islands and the French Southern and Antarctic Territories may, unde…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The Bulletin officiel des annonces civiles et commerciales.

Article R123-219

A free service of the Bulletin officiel des annonces civiles et commerciales is provided by the administration of the Journaux officiels to the clerks of the commercial courts and the courts of first…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Storage or handling of flammable substances

Article R4216-21

…ructed in such a way as to comply with: 1° The provisions relating to the prevention of explosions set out in articles R. 4227-42 et seq.; 2° The provisions of article R. 4215-12; 3° Les dispositions…

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