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Showing 26212630 of 4475 articles for Art. CA Paris – 22 Sept. 1999

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: Tax officials entrusted with certain judicial police duties

Article R15-33-29-10

Tax officials may only be authorised to carry out judicial police missions when they are assigned to one of the departments mentioned in Article R. 15-33-29-4-1. For each of these agents, a request fo…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Chairmen and vice-chairmen

Article D1423-72

…re councillors 39 hours per month Bobigny, Lyon, Marseille and Nanterre Councils 60 hours per month Paris Council 100 hours per month

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Candidatures of employee trade union organisations

Article R2122-39

Decisions concerning the validation of one or more candidacies may be contested by petition, on pain of inadmissibility, within fifteen days of the publication referred to in article R. 2122-38, befor…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Common provisions

Article R814-2

An appeal against the decision of the commission ruling on registration may be lodged with the Paris Court of Appeal by the interested party, the Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice, the Governme…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Responsibilities

Article L2122-21-1

Where 4° of article L. 2122-22, the municipal council's decision instructing the mayor to sign a specific contract or framework agreement may be taken before the award procedure for this contract or f…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title I: MEDIATION

Article L614-2

…ne settlement of consumer disputes and amending Regulation (EEC) No 2006/2004 and Directive No 2009/22/EC (CLR Regulation).

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Collection and control of contributions.

Article L5422-15

…ployer for failure to comply with the provisions of this Title, with the exception of Articles L. 5422-10, L. 5422-21, L. 5422-22 and L. 5422-24 and those of Chapter IV, shall be preceded by formal no…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Leasing.

Article R313-12

…laid down for contracts of the same nature governed by articles 28 and 37 of amended decree no. 55-22 of 4 January 1955 reforming land publicity.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: The cultural identity of Corsica: powers of the Corsican regional authority in the field of education and culture

Article R4424-2

…tment and operating expenses listed in Decree no. 85-269 of 25 February 1985 setting the list of educational expenses to be borne by the State in application of Article 14 of Law no. 83-663 of 22 July…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Award conditions relating to the employee

Article R5123-29

…212-13 on the date of entry into force of the professional agreement referred to in Article R. 5123-22, has at least forty quarters valid for retirement within the meaning of Articles R. 351-3, R. 351…

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