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Showing 511520 of 51993 articles for Art. CE 24-4-2019 n° 419912 confirming CAA Nancy 22-2-2018 n° 17NC00780

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subtitle I: Public and civil proceedings

Article 2-24

…s who are victims of hazing may exercise the rights granted to civil parties in respect of the offences provided for in the section 3 bis of Chapter V of Title II of Book II of the Penal Code. However…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Court reconciliation software

Article 230-24

…apter and ensuring that data is kept up to date, appointed for this purpose by the Minister of Justice, shall assist in the application of Article 230-23. This magistrate may act ex officio or at the…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 232-24

In order to encourage the emergence and consolidation of a diversified network of companies offering a wide range of quality cinemas, selective financial aid is granted for the creation and modernisat…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Information for the Autorité des marchés financiers

Article L214-24-20

…main instruments it trades, the markets on which it operates, its main exposures and its largest concentrations.II. - When it is managed or marketed in the European Union, the AIF or its management co…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article 221-2

…g are subject to the provisions of Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the internal market in application of Articles 107 and 108…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Financial provisions

Article L5211-24

Public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation which received, in place of the communes making up the public establishment, the allocations provided for in article L. 234-13 of the code des com…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 4: Provisions specific to subcontractors benefiting from direct payment

Article R2192-22

…rom the date on which the contracting authority becomes aware of the holder's express or implicit acceptance of the supporting documents serving as a basis for direct payment.

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 4: National guide-interpreter diploma.

Article D221-22

The national guide-interpreter diploma is awarded by higher education establishments authorised for this purpose for a renewable period of four years, under the conditions set out in…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Election of employee representatives

Article D112-22

If one of the full members is unable to carry out his duties for any reason whatsoever, he is replaced, for the remainder of his term of office, in the order in which he appears on the list, by the fi…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 4: Explanations provided to borrowers and assessment of their creditworthiness

Article L313-22

…ticle L. 313-20 gives rise to the drafting of an appraisal document taking into account, in accordance with the standards mentioned in 2° of the same article, the legal, economic, technical and tax fa…

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