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Showing 981990 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 2: Planning and sustainable development

Article L4424-11

I. - The Corsican sustainable development and development plan may specify the terms of application, adapted to the specific local geographical features, of Chapter I of Title II of Book I of the town…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Model agency licence.

Article L7123-11

Models may be placed for remuneration.Any person established on national territory who carries out the activity defined in the first paragraph must hold a modelling agency licence.Model agencies legal…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Artistic agent activity

Article L7121-11

The activity of an artistic agent is commercial in nature within the meaning of the Commercial Code.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: General provisions

Article R1251-11

In application of article L. 1251-50, the financial guarantee may only result from a single guarantee undertaking. The undertaking may only be given by a collective guarantee body if it is approved by…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Discharge of liabilities.

Article R643-11

Disputes shall be lodged within thirty days of the date of insertion in the Bulletin officiel des annonces civiles et commerciales advising of the filing of the statement of collocation. They are made…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Administration of Caisse des dépôts et consignations.

Article R518-11

…fficer is absent or unable to act, or if the post is vacant, the Deputy Chief Executive Officer appointed for this purpose by order of the Minister for Economic Affairs published in the Journal offici…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Electronic voting procedures

Article R2314-11

The employer informs the trade union organisations representing employees in the company or in the establishment(s) concerned, of the completion of the prior declaration formalities with the Commissio…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Board of Directors.

Article R1413-11

The Managing Director of the Agency, the Accounting Officer, the Budget Controller, the Chairman of the Scientific Advisory Board, the Chairman of the Ethics Committee and the Chairman of the Steering…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Board of Directors

Article R1418-11

…convened by the Chief Executive Officer if this is justified by the urgency of the matter. The meeting is convened as of right within thirty days of the request being made by the Minister for Health,…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Operation

Article R4134-11

At the initiative of its chairman, its bureau or a majority of its members, and after consultation with the chairman of the regional council, the regional economic, social and environmental council ma…

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