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Showing 15511560 of 34507 articles for Art. 7 May 1998

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE II: POWERS OF THE REGIONAL COUNCIL

Article R4221-7

…in accordance with the rules of civil law on behalf of the regions and their public establishments may be paid to the vendor, after publication of the deed in the real estate register, without comple…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: First and second category operations.

Article R4532-73

The specific safety plan kept on site may be consulted by : 1° The members of the inter-company college for safety, health and working conditions; 2° The members of the social and economic committee;…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Practitioners of French nationality residing abroad.

Article R4112-7

…ons and midwives meeting the conditions laid down in 1° and 2° of article L. 4111-1 residing abroad may request to be entered on a special list drawn up and kept up to date by the national council of…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Economic rights

Article L122-7

The right of performance and the right of reproduction may be assigned free of charge or for consideration. The assignment of the right of performance does not entail the assignment of the right of re…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Procedures and penalties

Article L343-7

…bound to the injured party by an agreement, the penalties incurred shall be doubled. The offenders may, in addition, be deprived for a period not exceeding five years of the right to be elected and t…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Information on prices and conditions of sale

Article L131-7

…ach of the provisions of article L. 112-8 is subject to an administrative fine, the amount of which may not exceed 75,000 euros for a natural person and 1% of turnover excluding tax achieved in France…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions

Article L421-7

…rcher-mobility programme" provided for in Articles L. 421-9 to L. 421-11 and L. 421-13 to L. 421-21 may be issued as soon as the foreign national is first admitted to the country.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Foreign nationals enrolled in a mobility programme

Article L422-7

…tted in accordance with Directive (EU) 2016/801 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 May 2016, are specified by decree in the Conseil d'Etat.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Special rules relating to real estate investment funds

Article L214-72

…ners, the name of the real estate investment trust or, where applicable, of a sub-fund of the trust may be validly substituted for that of all the co-owners.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Expiry of the contract term and continuation after expiry.

Article L1243-7

…eplacement carried out under 4° and 5° of Article L. 1242-2, the term of the contract initially set may be postponed until the day after the day on which the person replaced returns to work.

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