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Showing 14011410 of 53704 articles for Art. CA Paris 1-12-2021 n° 20/04742

French Tourism CodeIn force
Sub-section 2: Special provisions applicable to inter-municipal tourist offices constituted in the form of a public industrial and commercial establishment.

Article R134-12

…municipal tourist offices set up as a public industrial and commercial establishment. For the application of the articles mentioned in the first paragraph to groups of communes, the words "communes"…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Professional activity

Article L414-12

The issue of residence permits bearing the wording "employee", "temporary worker" and "seasonal worker", provided for in articles L. 421-1, L. 421-3 and L. 421-34 respectively, is subject to prior pos…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General rules.

Article R325-12

Before withdrawing administrative authorisation pursuant to Article L. 325-1, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution shall notify the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the undertakin…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Inspections and controls

Article R1435-12

An employee of the regional health agency may only be appointed as an inspector or controller if he or she fulfils the following conditions: 1° He or she must be a French national; 2° He or she must e…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Communication media and exchanges of information

Article R2132-12

The purchaser is not obliged to use electronic means of communication in the following cases: 1° For the contracts mentioned in articles R. 2122-1 to R. 2122-11 and meeting a need whose estimated valu…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Closure of judicial liquidation proceedings

Article L643-12

…r article 65-3 of the decree of 30 October 1935 unifying the law on cheques and relating to payment cards, implemented on the occasion of the rejection of a cheque issued prior to the judgment opening…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 8: Provisions relating to checks prior to opening a Livret A passbook account

Article R221-123

…the customer has no other Livret A savings account, the Livret A savings account is opened automatically and can take effect immediately; 2° If, in the agreement provided for in article R. 221-1, the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Public sector.

Article L6321-12

…ublic sector, every training plan contains a programme of actions, in particular with the public education service, covering in particular the reception of pupils and trainees in the company, the trai…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Medical professions.

Article L4441-12

For its application to New Caledonia and French Polynesia, the following is added to article L. 4142-1: "An agreement between the national council of the order and the body of the order of New Caledon…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Action by the administrative authority

Article D1233-12

…e regional director of companies, competition, consumption, labour and employment competent in application of articles R. 1233-3-4 and R. 1233-3-5, by any means capable of conferring a date certain. T…

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