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Showing 16011610 of 3964 articles for Art. CA Paris – 24 Nov. 2016

French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Professional organisation

Article R821-36

The Conseil national des commissaires aux comptes is based in Paris.

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Conciliation Commission.

Article R6142-41

Any difficulties arising in connection with the conclusion, renewal or application of the agreements provided for in this section shall be submitted to a conciliation committee chaired by the prefect…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: National Fire and Rescue Services Conference

Article R 1424-66

The president of the Conseil national des sapeurs-pompiers volontaires and, in the cases provided for in the third paragraph of article 44 of law no. 2004-811 of 13 August 2004 on the modernisation of…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXIV: Procedure applicable to breaches of automated data processing systems

Article 706-72-1

…pe of article 706-72, the public prosecutor, the investigating division, the criminal court and the Paris assize court have concurrent jurisdiction with that resulting from the application of articles…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Courts for the enforcement of sentences

Article D49-78

The Sentence Enforcement Judge of the Paris Judicial Court may chair meetings of the Sentence Enforcement Commission when the situation of a sentenced person whose case he is monitoring pursuant to Ar…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Trade union rights

Article R6153-1-18

The provisions of articles R. 6153-24 to R. 6153-24-4 are applicable to junior doctors.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Sub-title II: Courts with jurisdiction to prosecute, investigate and try crimes against humanity and war crimes and offences

Article 628-1

…hin the scope of article 628, the anti-terrorist public prosecutor, the investigating judge and the Paris assize court exercise concurrent jurisdiction with that resulting from the application of arti…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2a: Provisions relating to the participants in sporting competitions referred to in Article L. 131-16

Article D131-36-1

…g part in a sporting competition used as a support for betting ; 2° Persons involved in sports, medical and paramedical supervision and exercising their activity within the framework of sports competi…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Short-stay visas

Article L312-1

…lar authorities for a short-stay visa, under the conditions provided for in Article 6 of Regulation 2016/399 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016.Applications for short-stay v…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Principle of non-discrimination.

Article L1132-3-3

…enefit from the protection provided for in I and III of Article 10-1 and Articles 12 to 13-1 of Law 2016-1691 of 9 December 2016 on transparency, combating corruption and modernising economic life.

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