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Showing 371380 of 44299 articles for Art. CE 25-2-2004 n° 250328

French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution.

Article L310-25

Judicial reorganisation or liquidation proceedings instituted by the aforementioned law no. 85-98 of 25 January 1985 may only be opened in respect of a company mentioned in article L. 310-1 at the req…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Implementation of the legal guarantee of conformity

Article L224-25-21

…ed for in article L. 224-25-20, the consumer shall inform the trader of his decision to obtain a price reduction. The price reduction is proportional to the difference between the value of the digital…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: The Board of Directors

Article L1424-25

…ht. If a deliberation appears likely to affect the operational capacity of the fire and rescue service or the proper distribution of resources, the prefect may request a new deliberation.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Declaration of subcontracting at the time of the tender

Article R2393-25

…a declaration containing all of the following information: 1° The nature of the subcontracted services; 2° The name, business name or corporate name and address of the proposed subcontractor; 3° The…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 6: Rights of data subjects

Article R142-25

In accordance with Article 23 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of 27 April 2016 and in order to guarantee the right of residence of legal residents and to combat the illegal entry and residence of foreigne…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 7: Provisions applicable in the event of referral to the trial court

Article D32-25

If the person evades the obligations of house arrest with electronic surveillance while being brought before the trial court, the public prosecutor may refer the matter to the liberty and custody judg…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1 : Examination for admission to the probationary period, probationary period and examination to qualify as a court-appointed administrator

Article R811-25

…who hold one of the qualifications or diplomas mentioned in article R. 811-7 and can provide evidence of at least fifteen years' professional accounting, legal or financial practice, in the field of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Lifting loads

Article R4324-25

Equipment used for lifting loads must bear a visible indication of the maximum working load(s) and, where applicable, a load plate giving the nominal load for each configuration of the equipment.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Pre-employment medical examination and vaccinations.

Article R4626-25

…event of an epidemic. Employees may have these vaccinations carried out by the doctor of their choice. They must provide a detailed certificate. The occupational physician is authorised to carry out…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Nationals of a Member State of the European Union or party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area wishing to settle in France

Article R222-25

…in article R. 222-23 attest to a level of qualification at least equivalent to that required in France to exercise the profession of sports agent, it recognises the applicant's qualification.

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