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Showing 18911900 of 64636 articles for Art. CE 12-5-2022 n° 416727 and CE 27-3-2020 n° 428234

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 12: On-street vehicle parking charges

Article R2333-120-1

…harge (FPS) if the fee is not paid immediately or is not paid in full. The amount of the FPS is reduced, where applicable, by the amount of the parking charge already paid on the basis of the last pro…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 12: On-street vehicle parking charges

Article R2333-120-2

In compliance with the rules set out in the first paragraph of article R. 411-25 of the Highway Code, on-street spaces subject to payment of parking charges are signposted horizontally or vertically o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Procedure for authorising the import and export of elements or products of the human body mentioned in Article R. 1245-1, in the emergency situations provided for in III of Article L. 1245-5

Article R1245-12

…orisation provided for in III of Article L. 1245-5 shall be sent to the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé, by any means enabling its receipt t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Organisation and supervision of the profession.

Article L821-12-4

For the purposes mentioned in the two preceding articles, the High Council is exempt from the application of the provisions of loi n° 68-678 du 26 juillet 1968 relative à la communication de documents…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2 - Financing and management of the individual training entitlement of local elected representatives

Article D1621-12

…ual right to training, mentioned in articles L. 2123-12-1, L. 3123-10-1, L. 4135-10-1, L. 7125-12-1 and L. 7227-12-1, is determined on the basis of the gross annual amount of official allowances recei…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : The Executive Council and the Chairman of the Executive Council

Article L7224-12

…e Council has sole responsibility for administration. He delegates by decree, under his supervision and responsibility, the exercise of part of his functions to each Executive Councillor. These delega…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Financial assistance for employees, company directors or managers

Article R7233-12

…le L. 7233-4 apply to the financial aid of the legal entity governed by public law intended to finance universal service vouchers for the benefit of its employees and beneficiaries.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Deductibles, exclusions from cover, forfeiture and recourse by the insurer.

Article R211-12

Where an insurance contract includes one of the exclusions of cover provided for in article R. 211-11, it must state that if the limitations of use which justify this exclusion are not complied with,…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Guarantees granted to holders of mandates at the Assembly of French Guyana

Article R7125-12

For the first six months, its amount is equal to 80% of the difference between the amount of the gross monthly allowance, before withholding of tax at source, that the person concerned received for th…

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

Article R424-12

…ations relating to the sewage sludge referred to in article R. 424-1. Annual national statistics concerning the production and spreading of sludge are communicated to it by the Minister for the Enviro…

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