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Showing 23612370 of 21304 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 24 Nov. 1998 – Chevassus-Marche

French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Automatic exclusions

Article L2141-4

…to comply with the obligations set out in Articles L. 8221-1, L. 8221-3, L. 8221-5, L. 8231-1, L. 8241-1, L. 8251-1 and L. 8251-2 of the Labour Code or have been convicted under Article L. 1146-1 of…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Automatic exclusions

Article L2341-3

The following are excluded from defence or security contracts: 1° Persons who have been convicted of one of the offences provided for in Articles 226-13, 222-52 to 222-59 and 413-10 to 413-12 of the F…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Infringements of market transparency

Article L465-3-1

…g Directive 2003/6/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Commission Directives 2003/124/EC, 2003/125/EC and 2004/72/EC.II. - The penalties provided for in A of I of Article L. 465-1 sha…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title VI: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article R*765-1

…ation of this book in French Polynesia: 1° Articles R. * 721-3, R. * 732-3, R. * 732-4 and R. * 744-24 are applicable in French Polynesia; 2° Article R. * 721-3 is worded as follows:"Art. R. * 721-3.-…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title VI: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article R*766-1

…lication of this book in New Caledonia: 1° Articles R. * 721-3, R. * 732-3, R. * 732-4 and R. * 744-24 are applicable in New Caledonia. 2° Article R. * 721-3 is worded as follows:"Art. R. * 721-3.-The…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 1: Judicial supervision

Article R24-11

…payment of damages to the civil party; c) Court decision finding that the provisions of Article R. 24-8. Where a personal surety has been set up, the release of the surety results from one of the fin…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: The Institut d'émission d'outre-mer (French overseas note-issuing bank)

Article L721-26

…s for the purpose of carrying out the duties assigned to it by the first sentence of Article L. 721-24. The Institute is exempt from professional secrecy for the application of this provision. The rig…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Health rules applicable to bathing water

Article D1332-27

…d as part of health monitoring in accordance with the provisions of articles D. 1332-23 and D. 1332-24, during the current year's bathing season and the three previous bathing seasons. Following the a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Disputes.

Article R2362-18

…ion is lodged, investigated and judged in accordance with the procedures laid down in articles R. 2324-24 and R. 2324-25. However, the dispute is lodged : 1° Within fifteen days of notification of the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Periodic inspection

Article R4451-45

…f those provided for in I of Article R. 4451-44 in the defined areas referred to in Article R. 4451-24; 2° In means of transport used for the transport of radioactive substances within or outside the…

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