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Showing 38313840 of 4860 articles for Art. 18 December 2019

French Customs CodeIn force
Section 7a: Joint investigation teams

Article 67 ter A

…other States party to any convention containing stipulations similar to those of the convention of 18 December 1997 on mutual assistance and cooperation between customs administrations.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Placement and support for jobseekers.

Article L5312-1

…in Article L. 5424-21, the assistance provided for in II of Article 136 of the Finance Act No. 96-1181 of 30 December 1996 for 1997, the sums remaining due in respect of the payment of the retirement…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Handling of employers' claims and payment of beneficiaries

Article R6332-25

…tract may not, however, exceed the level of assumption of costs determined pursuant to Decree no. 2018-1345 of 28 December 2018 relating to the procedures for determining the levels of assumption of c…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The Board of Directors of the Executive Board.

Article L225-23

…company's staff and by the staff of companies affiliated to it within the meaning of article L. 225-180 represent more than 3% of the company's share capital, one or more directors are elected by the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions.

Article L321-4

…previously declared their activity to the Conseil des maisons de vente instituted by article L. 321-18.II.-If it is a legal entity, the operator of voluntary sales of furniture by public auction must:…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5141-13-1

…ness operators approved for the manufacture of medicated feed within the meaning of Regulation (EU) 2019/4 of 11 December 2018, as well as for the associations representing them, to receive benefits i…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Effects of the European arrest warrant

Article 695-21

…ere the person does not benefit from the speciality rule in accordance with 1° to 4° of Article 695-18; 2° Where the person expressly agrees, after surrender, to be delivered to another Member State u…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Jurisdiction of specialised courts

Article 706-77

…court may, for offences falling within the scope of Articles 706-73, with the exception of 11° and 18°, 706-73-1 and 706-74, request the investigating judge to relinquish jurisdiction in favour of th…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Investigations

Article R232-86

…n investigation, the Agency shall examine the results of the analyses referred to in article L. 232-18, the biological profile referred to in article L. 232-12-1 and any other information or intellige…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title IX: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article R592-3

…ir fingerprints taken pursuant to Article R. 521-7 are unusable," are deleted; 5° In Article R. 521-18, the reference to Article R. 521-7 is deleted; 6° The second paragraph of Article R. 552-8 is not…

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