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Showing 581590 of 27955 articles for Art. CAA Douai 4-12-2019 n° 18DA00417

French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Provisions relating to the matching of personal data carried out by the Autorité nationale des jeux and by La Française des jeux for the purposes of Article L. 333-1-4

Article R333-12

When the computer matching operations reveal that one of the players in one or more of the events or competitions concerned has breached the prohibition set out in the first paragraph of Article L. 33…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L754-12

I.-The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, subject to the provisions of II and III, in the wording indicat…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Operations on or near electrical installations

Article R4535-12

Self-employed workers or employers working directly on a building or civil engineering site, when carrying out operations on or near electrical installations, have a level of knowledge of the risks as…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Reimbursement of transport costs incurred by trainees

Article R6523-12

Trainees residing in Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique or Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Martin and who are following a course giving rise to remuneration payable by the State, the region or the local au…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Provisions relating to the investigation of claims for compensation.

Article R424-12

I.-A national expert committee, chaired by the Minister for the Environment or his representative, issues an opinion on the eligibility of claims for compensation by the guarantee fund, with regard to…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 4: Decision

Article R2333-120-58 bis

The decision may be drawn up in paper or electronic form. Where the decision is drawn up on paper, the minutes shall be kept at the court registry for each case, together with the correspondence and d…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1 The Training and Employment Committee

Article A142-12

The permanent mountaineering section referred to in article A. 142-8 is composed of the following persons: 1° The director of the Ecole nationale de ski et d'alpinisme, president; 2° A representative…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Special provisions.

Article R5141-128

The Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement et du travail may issue to veterinary pharmaceutical establishments exporting medicated feeding…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 3: Common provisions

Article L821-12

The transport company's failure to comply with its obligations is recorded in an official report drawn up by an official in a category set by decree in the Council of State.The transport company is gi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Authorisation decisions

Article R1333-128

I. - The Nuclear Safety Authority may modify or revoke the authorisation issued when new and significant elements make it possible to reassess the justification for the nuclear activity concerned. If…

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