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Showing 17211730 of 55089 articles for Art. CA Bordeaux 2-3-2022 n° 18/04413

French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2-1: Judicial measures to help manage the family budget

Article 375-9-2

The mayor or his representative on the council for the rights and duties of families may refer the matter to the children's judge, jointly with the body responsible for family benefits, to inform him,…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 7: Objectives and resources agreement

Article D6323-21-3

…nal committee sends the regional prefect a statement of the guidelines for its activity and the forecast development of the resulting costs. II.-The parties carry out an annual assessment to monitor t…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions applicable to insurance undertakings.

Article R332-3-2

1° The technical provisions of insurance undertakings referred to in Article L. 310-3-2 operating both on French and Monegasque territory must be represented under the conditions laid down by French r…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Powers

Article R621-39-2

…to challenge a member of the Committee must, on pain of inadmissibility, make the request:1° In the case of the rapporteur, within one month of notification of the decision appointing him/her;2° In th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Funeral operations

Article L2223-34-2

…and unions mentioned in Article L. 111-1 of the Mutual Code. The terms and conditions for the application of this article, including the length of time the information recorded is kept, are determine…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Admissibility of lists of candidates and individual applications

Article D1441-24-3

…deleted on the date on which the mandate entrusted to him or her by the organisation ends; c) For a candidate appointed as an employee representative, for the data mentioned in 1°, 2°, 9° and 13° of I…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Staff.

Article R2324-34-2

Subject to authorisation from the President of the Departmental Council in the case of establishments and services managed by private individuals, or his opinion in the case of establishments and serv…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Information-consultation

Article R1233-3-2

…expert appraisal report is drawn up. The expert appointed by the Social and Economic Committee may call on the expertise of one or more other experts for some of the work required by the expert repor…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Decisions and appeals.

Article R464-24-3

The appeal provided for in Article L. 464-8-1 shall be lodged within ten days of notification of the decision of the rapporteur general of the Competition Authority. It shall be brought before the fir…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Supervision on a consolidated basis by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution and college of supervisors

Article R613-3-2

When the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution receives an application for authorisation pursuant to I of Article L. 613-20-4, it shall give its decision no later than six months from recei…

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