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Showing 27112720 of 47060 articles for Art. CJUE ord. 10-2-2022 aff. 191/21

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE IV: ACCOUNTING

Article D2343-10

The commune's accounting officer's entries are kept in double-entry form. They require the use of the following documents: 1° Divisional journals on which transactions are entered in detail in chronol…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Collection, preparation and storage of blood, blood components and labile blood products.

Article L1221-10

Labile blood products intended for direct therapeutic use are stored, with a view to their distribution and issue, at the Établissement Français du Sang and at the Armed Forces Blood Transfusion Centr…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Estimated revenue and expenditure and accounts

Article D6162-10

Subject to the adaptations provided for in this section and subject to the legislative provisions and rules of organisation and operation under private law which are specific to them, the provisions o…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter VII: Review in civil matters

Article 1031-13

On pain of inadmissibility of the application for review, the following must be submitted to the registry within the time limit for filing the statement of case:1° A copy of the decisions referred to…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Relations between sports associations and companies

Article D122-10

The application for approval must be accompanied by the following documents: 1° The articles of association of the association and of the company ; 2° A receipt for the registration of the association…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Temporary work.

Article L1255-10

A fine of 3,750 euros shall be imposed on any user who makes use of a temporary employee : 1° Either without having concluded a written secondment contract with a temporary employment agency, within t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Implementing provisions.

Article L5411-10

A decree in the Conseil d'État determines the conditions for application of this chapter, in particular :1° The list of changes affecting the situation of jobseekers that they are required to notify t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Obligations of the project owner.

Article R4532-10

In the case of operations undertaken by a private individual which are not subject to obtaining a building permit, as provided for in 2° of Article L. 4532-7, coordination is ensured, during each of i…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Transfers of public houses

Article D3332-10

An on-trade drinks outlet with a second, third or fourth category licence may be relocated within a hotel classified under Chapter 1, Title I, Book III of the Tourism Code or a camping and caravanning…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 3: Form, statements and registration of retail declarations.

Article 100 bis

1. Orders issued by the Director General of Customs and Excise may lay down simplified customs clearance procedures providing, in particular, that certain particulars of itemised declarations are to b…

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