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Showing 37313740 of 21543 articles for Art. Rép. Fromantin: AN 11-6-2013 n° 20830

French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Actions for recovery.

Article D5424-65

…mentioned in Article L. 5422-16 is lodged with the court within whose jurisdiction the creditor organisation has its registered office when the constraint has been issued for the recovery of contribu…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE VI: LOCAL AUTHORITY FINANCES

Article D6264-6

Articles R. 1615-1 to R. 1615-6 are applicable to the local authority.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE VI: LOCAL AUTHORITY FINANCES

Article D6364-6

Articles R. 1615-1 to R. 1615-6 are applicable to the local authority.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Duration.

Article L145-6

…the premises included in a sector or perimeter provided for in the L. 313-4-2 of the French Town Planning Code and authorised or prescribed under the conditions provided for in the said articles, if…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 10: Revolving credit

Article L312-65

…a minimum repayment of the capital borrowed, which varies according to the total amount of credit granted and the terms of which are defined by decree.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Operating licences

Article R3332-6

Applications for approval must include :- the name, legal status and address of the organisation ;- extract no. 3 from the criminal record of the head of the organisation, dated less than three months…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Participative finance service providers

Article L547-6

…rowdfunding services wishing to engage in the activity referred to in Article L. 547-4 shall submit an application to the Autorité des marchés financiers, either when applying for authorisation as a p…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Criminal provisions

Article R1227-6

Failure to comply with the provisions of articles L. 1225-29 to L. 1225-33, relating to the ban on prenatal and postnatal employment and breastfeeding, is punishable by a fifth-class fine, imposed as…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Acts relating mainly to the family

Article A444-62

The cantonment of the emolument by the legatee or surviving spouse (number 7 of table 5) gives rise to the collection of an emolument proportional to the sum cantoned, according to the following scale…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Procedure

Article 698-7

…rovisions of Article 698-6 are applicable, for the trial of ordinary crimes committed in the performance of service by military personnel, only if there is a risk of disclosure of a national defence s…

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