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Showing 13111320 of 53704 articles for Art. CA Paris 1-12-2021 n° 20/04742

French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Applications for authorisation

Article R1333-120

For the nuclear activities mentioned in III of Article R. 1333-104, the application for authorisation provided for in the fourth paragraph of III of Article L. 1333-9 for protection against malicious…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Payment institutions

Article R773-12

Article R. 522-1 is applicable in New Caledonia in the version resulting from Decree no. 2017-1313 of 31 August 2017.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Payment institutions

Article R774-12

Article R. 522-1 is applicable in French Polynesia in the version resulting from Decree no. 2017-1313 of 31 August 2017.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Conditions for meeting the costs of procedures and support and agreements

Article R6422-12

The employee's signature of the agreement referred to in I of article R. 6422-11 attests to his consent within the meaning of article L. 6421-1.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Foreign child of a French national

Article L423-12

…ction of the long-stay visa provided for in 1° of article L. 411-1 and legal residence.For the application of the first paragraph, parentage means legally established parentage, including by virtue of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Termination of business.

Article R4731-12

The Labour Inspection inspector referred to in Article L. 8112-1 shall check, at the latest within eight days from the date of delivery or receipt of the letter from the employer, the appropriateness…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Foreign nationals whose state of health requires medical treatment

Article R425-12

The medical report referred to in article R. 425-11 is drawn up by an Office français de l'immigration et de l'intégration doctor on the basis of a medical certificate drawn up by the doctor who usual…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Processing applications

Article L612-12

Any patent application shall be rejected, in whole or in part: 1° Which does not satisfy the conditions referred to in Article L. 612-1 ; 2° Which has not been divided in accordance with Article L. 61…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Payment services

Article R754-12

Article R. 314-1 is applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands as amended by Decree no. 2018-229 of 30 March 2018.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Advertising.

Article L5122-12

Notwithstanding the provisions of Article L. 5122-11, the following may also engage in the activities defined in the first paragraph of that Article: 1° Persons who were engaged in such activities for…

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