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Showing 34013410 of 34876 articles for Art. CA Douai 4-5-2023 n° 22/00072

French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article D112-5

To carry out its missions, the museum: 1° Designs, develops and operates permanent or temporary exhibitions, on its own premises and in other suitable venues, in France and abroad; 2° Manages a centre…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Staff and operating expenses

Article R1423-51

…and social security charges, must be sent to the industrial tribunal registry no later than in the calendar year following the year of the employee's absence from the company. Failing this, the reque…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Legal system for acts taken by municipal authorities

Article R2131-5

…the constituent documents of the public contract, with the exception of the plans; 3° A copy of the call for tenders and the invitation to the selected candidates; > 4° The consultation rules, if they…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Funeral services

Article R2223-57

The application for authorisation shall include:1° A statement indicating the name of the management authority, company, association or establishment, its legal form, its activity, its registered offi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Employment obligation

Article D5212-5

…number of beneficiaries of the obligation to employ to be employed under the obligation to employ, calculated in accordance with the procedures laid down in article D. 5212-2 ; -the number of benefic…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter II: Customs presentation of products subject to certain movement restrictions in trade with other Member States of the European Community.

Article 468

…sentation is required for the goods referred to in Article 38(4) and (5), the customs service shall carry out the inspection of these goods in the presence of the holder.If the holder refuses to atten…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Title VI: Criminal provisions

Article R162-5

…the public, banknotes which he has sufficient reason to believe to be counterfeit; An employee who can prove that he has carried out the checks and complied with the procedures for withdrawing notes…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Categories of revenue

Article L2573-43

I. - Articles L. 2331-1 to L. 2331-4 are applicable to the communes of French Polynesia subject to the adaptations provided for in II, III, IV and V.II. - For its application to the communes of French…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Rules of good conduct

Article L519-5

When banking and payment services intermediaries engage in canvassing activities within the meaning of Articles L. 341-1 and L. 341-2, they are subject to the provisions of this section and to Article…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R6113-5

Doctors responsible for collecting nominative medical data or for processing files containing such data are subject to the obligation of secrecy, breach of which is punishable in accordance with artic…

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