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Showing 37013710 of 6040 articles for Art. 11 déc. 1996

French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L2141-13

…tions for authorising the import and export of gametes and germ tissue mentioned in article L. 2141-11-1.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Controlling epidemics and certain communicable diseases.

Article L3821-1

…f 30 December 2017 on the financing of social security for 2018, with the exception of Articles L. 3111-3 and L. 3111-11.Article L. 3111-4 is applicable to Wallis and Futuna in the version resulting f…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter VII: OTHER APPLICABLE PROVISIONS

Article R237-1

…414-3, article D. 414-4 with the exception of 1° and articles R. 424-1, R. 424-4, R. 424-7, R. 424-11, R. 431-20, R. 431-22 and R. 432-15 are applicable to foreign nationals whose situation is govern…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Transfer to France

Article R581-12

…ary protection and their family members, admitted to France pursuant to articles R. 581-8 to R. 581-11, are admitted to stay under the conditions set out in articles R. 581-4 and R. 581-5. The provisi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Contributions to the account

Article L6323-34

…f this ceiling and this amount are greater than the amount and ceiling mentioned in article L. 6323-11. The amount credited to the account enables its holder to finance training that is eligible for t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 7 : Dissolution of sociétés anonymes.

Article R225-166

…in a medium authorised to receive legal notices in accordance with the provisions of article R. 210-11.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Offences relating to account rights and customer relations.

Article R351-4

…fine of 5th class. Repeated breaches of this article are punishable in accordance with article 132-11 of the French Criminal Code.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Employers' groups

Article R1255-8

…fifth-class fine. A repeat offence under this article is punishable in accordance with articles 132-11 and 132-15 of the French Penal Code.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: The special register of individual entrepreneurs with limited liability.

Article R526-18

…cuments attesting to the completion of the formalities provided for in articles L. 526-9 and L. 526-11 in the event of the allocation of new assets or a withdrawal subsequent to the creation of the af…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Provisions relating to the digital procedure

Article D589-4

…affixed to the document by a person participating in the proceedings within the meaning of Article 11, or if the secure device referred to in article R. 49-1. If the person refuses to sign or is unab…

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