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Showing 401410 of 45099 articles for Art. Cass. 1ère civ. 3-10-2019 n° 18-20.828 FS-PBI

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Exemptions

Article D3335-18

Any establishment mentioned in article D. 3335-16 which opens a public house without the mayor's authorisation or without complying with the conditions set by the temporary dispensation is subject to…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter III: National metrology and testing laboratory

Article R823-18

Revenue and imprest accounts may be set up in the establishment under the conditions laid down in the decree no. 2019-798 of 26 July 2019 on the revenue and imprest accounts of public bodies.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: European investment service providers

Article L532-18

Within the limits of the services it is authorised to provide in its home country, and depending on the authorisation it has received there, any legal or natural person authorised to provide investmen…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: APPLICATIONS FOR RESIDENCE PERMITS

Article R431-18

Foreign nationals mentioned in 6° to 11° and 13° to 18° of article R. 431-16 who wish to remain in France beyond the time limits mentioned in the same article apply for a temporary residence permit or…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Delegated federations

Article L131-18

Organising competitions at the end of which an international, national, regional or departmental championship title or a title likely to be confused with one of these titles is awarded without being t…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Financial organisation

Article R114-18

During the financial year, the Director proposes any changes to be made to the budget. These shall give rise to amending budgets. Amending budgets are adopted under the same conditions as the initial…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Other formalities.

Article L1221-18

By 31 January each year at the latest, all employers of salaried employees or persons treated as such are required to send the body responsible for collecting social security contributions a statement…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Portage salarial

Article L1255-18

In all the cases provided for in this section, the court may order, as an additional penalty, the display or dissemination of all or part of the decision, or of a press release informing the public of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Medical applications

Article L1333-18

Without prejudice to the provisions taken in application of article L. 4111-6 of the Labour Code andarticle 60 bis of the Customs Code, or to the provisions laid down in the articles of this chapter,…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 3: Holiday grants

Article L411-18

Holiday grants awarded by social organisations, in particular family allowance funds, agricultural social welfare funds, communal social action centres, pension funds, works councils, mutual insurance…

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