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Showing 15211530 of 64636 articles for Art. CE 12-5-2022 n° 416727 and CE 27-3-2020 n° 428234

French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Administrative penalties

Article L232-23-3-5

…° of I of article L. 232-23 for a breach of article L. 232-9-3 is two years. This period may be reduced by up to half, depending on the degree of the athlete's fault, except where frequent last-minute…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3

Article L713-12

I. - Repealed.II. - The number of seats in a territorial chamber of commerce and industry is set at between twenty-four and one hundred, under conditions laid down by decree in the Conseil d'Etat.III.…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions applicable to private educational establishments under contract with the State

Article L5134-128

…to 3 of this section apply to the private educational establishments mentioned in articles L. 442-5 and L. 442-12 of the Education Code and article L. 813-1 of the Rural and Maritime Fishing Code, sub…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Types of practice.

Article L743-12

…ndividual basis, as an employee of a natural or legal person holding a commercial court clerk's office, in the form of professional non-trading companies or in the form of self-employed companies as p…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Data processing carried out by the Agence de la biomédecine

Article R2143-12

…donation; 2° Their general state as they describe it at the time of donation, in terms of their perceived general state, psychological state and physical activity; 3° Their physical characteristics,…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Rights of the seller of furniture, claims and restitutions.

Article L624-12

…in kind, in whole or in part, where the sale was rescinded prior to the judgment initiating the proceedings either by a court decision or by the operation of an acquired resolutory condition. The cla…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Terms of engagement and services of the statutory auditor

Article R823-12

The estimated diligence required to carry out the programme of work must involve for a financial year, depending on the amount of the balance sheet of the person or entity, plus the amount of operatin…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Prevention and occupational health services common to undertakings constituting an economic and social unit.

Article D4622-12

When an economic and social unit has been recognised between separate undertakings under the conditions set out in article L. 2322-4 and the number of employees monitored reaches or exceeds 500, an oc…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-section II: Proceedings before the guardianship judge.

Article 1289

The application mentioned in the second paragraph of l'article 1286 as well as the appeal fall within the scope of non-contentious matters.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection I: Proceedings before the family court.

Article 1287

The application referred to in the first paragraph of Article 1286 shall be investigated and judged as in non-contentious matters and shall obey the rules applicable to such proceedings before the jud…

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