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Showing 46614670 of 6040 articles for Art. 11 déc. 1996

French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: TEMPORARY PROTECTION

Article R581-19

…ansfer of the said person to its territory pursuant to the provisions of Articles R. 581-10, R. 581-11, R. 581-13 or R. 581-14.Where an asylum application has been registered by the French Office for…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book V: Enforcement procedures

Article 754

…ge, which is provisionally enforceable, may be appealed under the conditions set out in article 712-11. The sentence enforcement judge may decide to grant the sentenced person deferred payment if this…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Inspection.

Article L5146-4

…ision of the Director General of the Agency to monitor the application of Regulation (EU) 2019/6 of 11 December 2018, this Title and the provisions adopted for their application. They shall also be re…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Pharmaceutical products.

Article L5521-2

…and Futuna islands. Articles L. 5125-1-1 to L. 5125-3-3, L. 5125-5-1, L. 5125-8, L. 5125-9, L. 5125-11, L. 5125-12, L. 5125-16 and L. 5125-18 shall apply in the Territory of the Wallis and Futuna Isla…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Automatic registrations

Article R123-307

…When the term of the ban expires 2° When the ban set by the court in application of article L. 653-11 comes to an end; > When the director who is the subject of the ban is disqualified; When the dire…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Commercial leases.

Article R145-30

…ned, as the case may be, in articles R. 145-3 to R. 145-7, L. 145-34, R. 145-9, R. 145-10 or R. 145-11, as the case may be, and on the additional questions submitted to him by the judge. However, if t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Other service providers

Article L774-39

…e wording resulting from L. 549-1 Ordinance no. 2016-827 of 23 June 2016 L. 549-2Ordinance no. 2017-1107 of 22 June 2017 L. 549-3 to L. 549-10 Order no. 2016-827 of 23 June 2016 L. 549-11 Order no. 20…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IIa: Measures aimed at eliminating pay differentials between women and men in the company and ensuring a balanced distribution of each sex among senior executives and members of management bodies

Article D1142-15

The data used to assess any gaps in representation between women and men referred to in Article L. 1142-11 are as follows: 1° The percentage of women among all senior managers within the meaning of Ar…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: National framework revitalisation agreement

Article D1233-48-2

…e purposes of calculating the contribution provided for in Article L. 1233-86 or Article L. 1237-19-11, the number of jobs lost is equal to the total number of employment contract terminations provide…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Criminal penalties

Article R1312-9

…s: 1° Without having declared his or her activity in accordance with the provisions of article R. 1311-2 ; 2° Without complying with the hygiene and sanitation conditions laid down in article R. 1311-…

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