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Showing 471480 of 60652 articles for Art. CISG adopted 11 April 1980 – in force for France 1 January 1988

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Composition and content of the plan

Article R4251-11

With regard to the protection and restoration of biodiversity, the rules enabling the functionality of the environments necessary for ecological continuity to be re-established, maintained or improved…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Intervention procedures and methods, emergency procedures and hyperbaric safety manual

Article R4461-11

…er company calls on an external company or a self-employed worker, he shall ensure the general coordination of the prevention measures he takes and those taken by the head of the external company or t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Issue.

Article R5132-11

The provisions of articles R. 5132-9 and R. 5132-10 do not apply to family planning or education centres and university student health services in the event of contraception being supplied to a minor…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Customer due diligence obligations

Article L561-11

I.-In accordance with the conditions laid down by decree in the Conseil d'Etat, the Minister for the Economy shall adopt measures aimed at imposing specific conditions, restricting or prohibiting the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Administration of the collective shop

Article L125-11

The internal regulations determine the rules for ensuring a common commercial policy. They lay down the general operating conditions and, in particular: 1° Opening days and hours and, where applicable…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Obligation to declare activity

Article L212-11

Persons carrying out the activities mentioned in the first paragraph of article L. 212-1 for remuneration must declare their activity to the administrative authority. A decree of the Conseil d'Etat se…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Transfer of foreign nationals to another waiting area

Article L343-11

In cases where the extension or renewal of the stay in the waiting area has been granted, the administrative authority shall inform the liberties and detention judge and the public prosecutor of the n…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: Inspections and sampling

Article R241-11

The laboratory to which the samples referred to in article R. 241-5 have been sent analyses the first of the samples referred to in article R. 241-6 and draws up an analysis report.It retains the seco…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Allocation of sums held in the automatic cinema exhibition account

Article 232-11

The sums entered in the automatic cinema operating account or in the automatic cinema operating accounts grouped together in circuits are also invested to finance training for staff and volunteers of…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Title I: PURPOSE AND SCOPE

Article 110-4

Financial aid may be granted by the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée to support actions or projects of general or collective interest, or the overall activity of public or private bodies…

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