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Showing 96719680 of 68978 articles for Art. s. L. 145-1 to L. 145-60 + R. 145-1 to R. 145-38

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Intermediary parent companies

Article L517-11

The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution shall ensure that an intermediate parent undertaking is set up at the head of a group whose parent undertaking is established in a third country wh…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: HARMONISING THE COMMERCIAL FABRIC

Article L5224-1

I.-An imbalance in the local commercial fabric within the perimeter of a territorial coherence plan provided for in Title IV of Book I of the Town Planning Code may be established by the concordant de…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Acquisition of Trade Mark Rights

Article R712-12

The forfeiture statement provided for in Article L. 712-10 is applicable to the time limits provided for in this Title, with the exception of those mentioned in Articles R. 712-15, R. 712-16-1 and R.…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Resale of second-hand in vitro diagnostic medical devices

Article R5222-18-1

…ransfer of a medical device that is neither new nor refurbished within the meaning of 6° of Article R. 5221-4. The second-hand resale of any in vitro diagnostic medical device on the list provided for…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IV: Provisions applicable in French Polynesia.

Article R940-1

Subject to the adaptations provided for in the chapters below, the following provisions of the Code are applicable in French Polynesia: 1° Articles R. 123-220 to R. 123-34-1, insofar as they concern S…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title II: ENFORCEMENT BY THE ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY

Article R720-1

In accordance with article R. 264-1, the provisions of articles R. 721-1 to R.* 721-3 are applicable to foreign nationals whose situation is governed by Book II.

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 2: Contract for the sale of travel and holidays

Article L211-14

…ny time before the start of the trip or holiday. In this case, the vendor may require the traveller to pay appropriate and justifiable cancellation costs. The contract may stipulate reasonable standar…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 11: Medical care and rehabilitation activities

Article R6123-125-1

The holder of an authorisation referred to in Article R. 6123-121, with the exception of an authorisation bearing the wording "multi-purpose", provides the following services in its area of competence…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Chapter I: Provisions relating to Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique and Réunion.

Article R161-1

In the overseas regions, the Minister responsible for tourism has at his disposal, as decentralised services, the directorates for business, competition, consumption, labour and employment.

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Chapter I: Provisions relating to Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique and Réunion.

Article R241-1

1° For the application of this Book in French Guiana and Martinique, the words: "préfet de région" or: "préfet de département" are replaced by the word: "préfet"; 2° The provisions of 1° apply from th…

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