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Showing 15011510 of 56962 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 1-10-2014 n° 13-16.806

French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Authorisation

Article R212-10-15

In the event of non-compliance with any of the obligations laid down in articles R. 212-10-11 to R. 212-10-13, the rector of the academic region may proceed :1° Suspend the authorisation of the traini…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Penalties for irregularities.

Article L1235-13

In the event of non-compliance with the re-employment priority provided for in article L. 1233-45, the court shall award the employee compensation of not less than one month's salary.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Gifts and bequests

Article R3213-13

Notices or documents intended for the accounting officer of the department or departmental public establishment are sent through the intermediary of the departmental or, where applicable, regional dir…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
8°: Financial products benefiting international organisations, foreign sovereign States, their central banks or financial institutions

Article 131 quinquies

Interest on special series of current account Treasury bills denominated in euros which are reserved for international organisations, foreign sovereign States, central banks or the financial instituti…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Measures to boost cinema distribution

Article 916-13

For cinematographic works commercially exhibited in cinemas between 22 June 2020 and 30 December 2020, by way of derogation from 4° of article 222-19, the maximum number of cinematographic establishme…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Special provisions for local authorities governed by Article 73 of the Constitution

Article D591-13

Articles D. 521-12, D. 531-1, D. 551-16 to D. 551-20, D. 551-22, D. 553-1 to D. 553-28, D. 554-1 and D. 581-7 are not applicable to Mayotte.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Conditions for authorising laboratories

Article R1131-13

The analyses mentioned in 1° and 2° of Article R. 1131-2 may only be performed in the medical biology laboratories of public health establishments, the laboratories of cancer centres, the medical biol…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Conditions for authorisation.

Article R1243-13

The person in charge referred to in Article R. 1243-12 and the interim persons in charge, as well as the person in charge of activities, shall hold diplomas entitling them to practise medicine or phar…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Specialised committees

Article R4641-13

The first four specialised commissions formed within the Conseil d'orientation des conditions de travail are as follows: 1° A specialised commission on cross-cutting issues, those involved in preventi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Type-approval examination

Article R1333-139

I.-The installation is subject, at the expense of the person responsible for the nuclear activity, to an acceptance examination during which the conformity of the premises where the radionuclides, pro…

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