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Showing 351360 of 37553 articles for Art. L. 145-21

French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Exchange and dissemination of information

Article L512-21

The services and establishments of the State and other public authorities are required to communicate to competition, consumer affairs and fraud control officers and judicial police officers all infor…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 4: Implementation of the judgment, compensation and enforcement

Article L623-21

All costs and proportional fees for recovery or collection provided for in

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 4: Closure of proceedings

Article L742-21

When the assets realised are sufficient to pay off the creditors, the judge declares the proceedings closed.Where the assets realised are insufficient to satisfy the creditors, where the debtor owns n…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: The mayor

Article L2541-21

Every year, the mayor presents a report to the town council on the operation and results of the administration as a whole during the past year. At the town council's request, this report is published.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Funeral operations

Article L2542-21

…e. The regulations and contracts that set this fee and the tariff are deliberated by the town council.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 5: Information.

Article L3121-21

Each year, the president reports to the departmental council, in a special report, on the situation of the department, the activity and financing of the various departments of the department and the b…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Budgets and accounts

Article L4425-21

…ive of the State in the territorial collectivity of Corsica or the president of the executive council. If the representative of the State in the territorial collectivity of Corsica considers that a de…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Decision to award employability assistance.

Article L5134-21

Aid for professional integration under an employment support contract may be granted to the following employers:1° Local authorities ;2° Other legal entities governed by public law;3° Non-profit organ…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Agreements relating to unemployment insurance.

Article L5422-21

Approval makes the provisions of the agreement binding on all employers and employees within the professional and territorial scope of the agreement.Approval is granted for the duration of the agreeme…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Medical professions.

Article L4441-21

Employers or, in the case of civil servants, the hierarchical authority are required to allow their employees or civil servants who are members of the Disciplinary Chamber of New Caledonia or that of…

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