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Showing 261270 of 42073 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 29-3-1995 n° 702

French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: The Professional Advisory Committee for Sport and Leisure Activities (Commission professionnelle consultative des métiers du sport et de l'animation)

Article A142-29

After receiving the opinion of the coordination body mentioned in article A. 142-28, the annual work programme is drawn up by agreement between the Director of Sport and the President of the Professio…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: General provisions relating to elections to the disciplinary boards of New Caledonia and French Polynesia

Article D4443-29

A polling station set up for the election is responsible for overseeing all voting operations and for counting the votes. It is chaired by the representative of the State and includes, where applicabl…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Assignment and pledging of trade receivables

Article L313-29

At the request of the beneficiary of the docket, the debtor may undertake to pay the beneficiary directly: this undertaking is recorded, on pain of nullity, in a written document entitled: "Deed of ac…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Monthly statement of employment contracts

Article D1221-29

Within the first eight days of each month, the employer must send the DARES (Direction de l'animation de la recherche, des études et des statistiques) a statement of the employment contracts concluded…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Cash and cash equivalents

Article R6332-29

Cash in excess of the amounts available to a skills operator in application of articles R. 6332-27 is paid to France Compétences before 30 April of the year following the end of the financial year.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Composition of the classification committee

Article R211-29

In addition to the chairman and deputy chairman of the committee, the film classification committee comprises twenty-seven full members and fifty-four deputy members divided into four colleges.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Advertising rules

Article R2162-29

The contracting entity shall notify the Publications Office of the European Union of any change in the duration of the system using:1° A notice of the existence of a qualification system when its peri…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Conditions applicable to management companies

Article L532-29

A portfolio management company referred to in Article L. 532-9 may manage third-country AIFs that are not marketed in the European Union, provided that : 1° The portfolio management company meets all…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Entering into an innovation partnership

Article R2172-29

Without prejudice to the application of the provisions of articles R. 2151-1 to R. 2151-5, the minimum time limit for receipt of initial tenders is freely set by the purchaser.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Economic intervention

Article L4424-29

The territorial collectivity of Corsica may, where the purpose of its intervention is to promote local economic development, grant aid for the creation or development of businesses, in addition to tha…

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