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Showing 921930 of 38013 articles for Art. L. 145-17

French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Appeals provided for in Article L. 464-8.

Article R464-17

…e the Competition Authority, such persons may intervene in the proceedings before the Court of Appeal. Voluntary intervention is made, on pain of inadmissibility raised ex officio, by a written and re…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Principles

Article A212-179

…wal of the declaration, any person wishing to continue to exercise the functions covered by article L. 212-1 must produce a certificate of no contraindication to the practice and supervision of physic…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Refusal and termination

Article D551-17

The decision to refuse material reception conditions taken pursuant to article L. 551-15 shall be in writing, give reasons and take account of the applicant's vulnerability. Within two months of being…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Parental presence leave

Article D1225-17

…nce leave previously provided for, the conditions of notice to the employer provided for in article L. 1225-63 shall apply.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Detection of business difficulties by the president of the court

Article R611-17

The request for information provided for in the last paragraph of Article L. 611-2 is sent from the expiry of the period provided for in the first paragraph of article R. 611-13. It shall be in writin…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Permanent access to the national health data system for certain public services

Article R1461-17

…as part of the authorisation to process this data which they receive on the basis of III of Article L. 1461-3. This list and the characteristics of all the projects are presented in accordance with a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Cooperation agreements and secondments

Article R5132-17

The cooperation agreement provided for in article L. 5132-8 includes, in particular: 1° The procedures for putting candidates in contact with the intermediary association; 2° The procedures for the as…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Implementation by application of an agreement

Article R5212-17

…implementation of the programme with regard to the amount of the contributions mentioned in article L. 5212-10. At the request of the competent administrative authority, the employer or the branch wil…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: In-company vocational re-education agreement

Article R5213-17

…n is provided within another company in accordance with the terms and conditions defined in article L. 8241-2, the initial employer sends the company-based vocational re-education agreement mentioned…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Combating sexual harassment

Article 122-17

…implement measures to put an end to it and punish it, in accordance with the provisions of articles L. 1153-1 to L. 1153-6 of the French Labour Code. Failure to comply with this condition will result…

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