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Showing 35313540 of 5203 articles for Art. 14 juin 1983

French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions applicable to insurance undertakings.

Article R332-3-4

…ce de la construction (construction insurance risk compensation fund) referred to in article L. 431-14;-the universal rental risk guarantee fund created by article L. 313-20 of the Code de la Construc…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Status of commercial court judges

Article L722-15

…2-3, or to perform the duties of a juge-commissaire under the conditions provided by article L. 722-14, the first president of the court of appeal, at the request of the public prosecutor, may decide…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Surrender of foreign nationals with long-term resident status - EU

Article R621-10

…resident - EU status pursuant to the provisions of articles L. 421-12, L. 421-25, L. 424-5, L. 424-14 and L. 426-17, it ensures that the decision is enforceable and that reasons are given..

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Management by the inter-company social and cultural activities committee

Article R2312-47

…ne or more of the social and economic committees represented there. The provisions of articles L. 2314-10, L. 2314-33, L. 2314-36, L. 2314-37, L. 2315-23, L. 2315-7 to L. 2315-14 and L. 2315-28 to L.…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Planning and sustainable development

Article L4424-10

I. - Corsica's sustainable planning and development plan is a regional ecological coherence scheme within the meaning of article

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

Article R1461-11

…public establishments and bodies entrusted with a public service mission, mentioned in article R. 1461-12, are authorised to process personal data from the national health data system from the main…

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

Article L612-12

…0 ; 6° Whose description or claims do not allow the application of the provisions of Article L. 612-14 ; 7° Whose subject matter is not patentable within the meaning of 1 of Article L. 611-10; 8° Whos…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: Conformity

Article L451-15

Natural persons guilty of the offences punishable under articles L. 451-9 to L. 451-14 also incur as additional penalties the prohibition, in accordance with the procedures set out in Article 131-27 o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Pharmaceutical products.

Article L5521-1

…5121-12-1-1 shall apply to the Wallis and Futuna Islands in the version resulting from Act No. 2019-1446 of 24 December 2019. Articles L. 5121-12-1-2 and L. 5121-14-3 are applicable to the Wallis and…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter Ia: Withholding

Article L521-17-2

…d of infringing a registered design are detained after an application referred to in Article L. 521-14 has been accepted, goods transported in small consignments may be destroyed under the supervision…

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