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Showing 22012210 of 34663 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 4-4-1991 n° 89-17.151

French Sports CodeIn force
Preliminary chapter

Article L230-4

For the purposes of Section 4 of Chapter II of this Title, it shall constitute substantial assistance for a person to: 1° Fully disclosing, in a signed written statement or in a recorded interview, al…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General principles

Article R1611-40

When it is consulted pursuant to IV of article L. 1611-10, the Consultative Commission on the Financial Responsibility of Local Authorities shall give its opinion within three months of the date of re…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Provisions relating to the freezing of assets and the prohibition on making assets available to third parties

Article L562-4

The following are required to apply without delay the freezing measures and prohibitions on making available or using the assets provided for in this chapter and in Articles L. 712-4 and L. 712-10 and…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Operational organisation of fire and rescue services (R)

Article R1424-42

The operational regulations referred to in article L. 1424-4 are drawn up by the prefect, following the opinion of the departmental territorial social committee, the administrative and technical commi…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 2: Contract for the sale of travel and holidays.

Article R211-4

Prior to the conclusion of the contract, the organiser or retailer must communicate the following information to the traveller: 1° The main characteristics of the travel services: a) The destination o…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Operation

Article D211-46

The Director of the Ecole Nationale de Voile et des Sports Nautiques is appointed by order of the Minister for Sport. The director of the school has the following powers in particular: 1° He/she repre…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Points scale for works in the fiction genre

Article D331-44

For the "Nationality of creators and creative collaborators" group, a maximum of 12 points are allocated as follows: 1° One of the authors from the following list: director, scriptwriter: 2 points; 2°…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Development of cross-border apprenticeships

Article L6235-4

I.- Book II of this Part applies to cross-border apprenticeships. II.By way of derogation from I, the following provisions do not apply: 1° Articles L. 6222-42 to L. 6222-44 ; 2° Where the practical p…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 8: Criminal provisions

Article L775-41

The articles listed in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table: Articles applicable In…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Tourist tax and flat-rate tourist tax

Article R2333-47

For the application of the provisions of II of Article L. 2333-34 and Article L. 2333-37 with regard to tourist tax and Article L. 2333-45 in the case of flat-rate tourist tax, taxpayers who have paid…

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