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Showing 36013610 of 67137 articles for Art. L. 145-11 + Art. R. 145-1

French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter III: Measures imposed

Article L733-12

…rty, make a provisional order for the execution of one or more of the measures mentioned in Article L. 733-11. He may cause a call for creditors to be published. He may verify, even of his own motion,…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 3: Approval of cinemas

Article L212-14

…ic entertainment establishments operated under the conditions set out in the provisions of articles L. 212-2 to L. 212-5, in respect of each of their cinemas and the technical equipment in those cinem…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Organisation of certain film screenings

Article L214-1

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Allocation to an employee savings plan.

Article L3324-12

…n the employee, and where applicable the beneficiary referred to in the second paragraph of Article L. 3323-6 and in the third paragraph of Article L. 3324-2, does not request the payment of all or pa…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE V: Provisions applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands.

Article L952-1

In articles L. 225-177, L. 225-179 and L. 233-11, the words: "the date of publication of Law no. 2001-420 of 15 May 2001 on new economic regulations" are replaced by the words: "the date of publicatio…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L5134-121

…L. 421-10 of the Education Code.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Authorisations.

Article L6122-14-1

…on for authorisation is interrupted under the conditions set out in the second paragraph of article L. 6122-9. The provisions of article L. 6122-11 apply to this authorisation for each of the establis…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Applications for authorisation

Article R1333-120

For the nuclear activities mentioned in III of Article R. 1333-104, the application for authorisation provided for in the fourth paragraph of III of Article L. 1333-9 for protection against malicious…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter II: Exploitation on on-demand audiovisual media services

Article L232-1

…the sectors of activity and service publishers concerned under the conditions laid down in article L. 234-1.In the absence of a professional agreement made compulsory within one month of the publicat…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Submission and processing of applications

Article L612-13

…filed and until the day on which the documentary search prior to the report provided for in Article L. 612-14 has been commenced, the applicant may file new claims. The option of filing new claims is…

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