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Showing 43014310 of 5857 articles for Art. 12 juill. 2018

French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Scope of application

Article L224-1

…cles L. 224-4, L. 224-6, article L. 224-7 with the exception of its 2°, articles L. 224-8 to L. 224-12 and L. 224-16 are applicable to contracts entered into under the conditions referred to in articl…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Professional activity

Article L414-11

…orary residence permit bearing the wording "private and family life" provided for in article L. 426-12, for the year following the first issue; 4° The temporary residence permit bearing the wording "v…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Organisation and operation

Article D112-15

…nown. However, decisions relating to the matters listed at 7°, 10°, 13°, 14° and 15° of article D. 112-14 become enforceable one month after their receipt by the ministers responsible for the budget a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Chèque-emploi associatif.

Article L1272-4

…ticular to the following formalities: 1° Declaration prior to hiring, as provided for in Article L. 1221-10 ; 2° Entry in the single personnel register, as provided for in article L. 1221-13; 3° Drawi…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Powers.

Article L121-1

…ular by signing planning contracts with the regions under the conditions set out in articles 11 and 12 of law no. 82-653 of 29 July 1982 on planning reform and article L. 4251-1 of the General Code fo…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Title I: PURPOSE AND SCOPE

Article 110-4

…dustries. These grants constitute subsidies within the meaning ofarticle 9-1 of law no. 2000-321 of 12 April 2000 on the rights of citizens in their relations with administrations, and the conditions…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Patent rights

Article L613-15

…ion to the court, be granted a cross-licence to the later patent. The provisions of articles L. 613-12 to L. 613-14 are applicable.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Transmission of the request by the public prosecutor.

Article 728-19

…of the sentencing decision and the original or a copy of the certificate referred to in article 728-12 and, where applicable, a copy of the record of the hearing of the convicted person and the record…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Surveillance obligation

Article A322-10

…wimming and lifesaving, or to supervising users of the establishments referred to in article D. 322-12. This medical certificate, the model for which is set out in appendix III-9 to this code, must be…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Miscellaneous provisions

Article A322-98

…the teaching level 1 (E1) mentioned inappendix III-15 b. The dive master authorises divers with PE-12 qualifications to dive independently and dive guides (GP) or level 4 divers (P4) to carry out int…

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