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Showing 33613370 of 45439 articles for Art. CE 14-2-2022 n° 442061

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Guarantee for sureties.

Article D313-26

…0, the surety guarantee mechanism covers surety commitments granted by a credit institution or finance company authorised in France under: 1° Article 1799-1 of the Civil Code, Article 1 of Law no. 71-…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 5 : Acquisition of French nationality by decision of the public authorities

Article 21-19

…aragraph repealed); 3° (Paragraph repealed); 4°A foreigner who has actually performed military services in a unit of the French army or who, in wartime, has contracted a voluntary enlistment in the Fr…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE V: ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL MEASURES

Article R2251-2

…f 12 April 2000 on the rights of citizens in their relations with administrations and of the décret n° 2001-495 du 6 juin 2001pris pour son application, are attached to the deliberations awarding thes…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter I: Administrative regime for ships

Article 216

…5 of division 240 annexed to the decree of 23 November 1987 on ship safety.This chapter, with the exception of Article 218, also applies to maritime drones as defined in Article L. 5000-2-2 of the Tra…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Association employment vouchers and company service vouchers

Article D1272-2

…ocial Security Code implies, with regard to the employees declared by means of this system, compliance with the obligations incumbent on the employer in terms of : 1° Formalities set out in articles D…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Entry on the roll of the order

Article R4222-2

…gistration on the Register shall provide the documents referred to in article R. 4112-1, with the exception of 3°.He shall also provide a copy, accompanied if necessary by a translation made by a tran…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Establishment and liquidation of claims.

Article L3253-21

…cial representative the sums shown on the statements and remaining unpaid: 1° Within five days of receipt of the statements referred to in 1° and 3° of article L. 3253-19 ; 2° Within eight days of rec…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Judgement

Article R1454-28

…vided for by law or regulation, the decisions of the industrial tribunal are not automatically enforceable on a provisional basis. The industrial tribunal may order provisional enforcement of its deci…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Boundaries and signs

Article R4451-22

…er shall identify any zone where workers are likely to be exposed to levels of ionising radiation exceeding: 1° For the whole body, assessed on the basis of the effective dose: 0.08 millisieverts per…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Title I: Patents for invention

Article R*617-2-2

Failing an express decision within the time limit mentioned in article R. 617-2-1, the application is deemed to be rejected.

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