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Showing 27612770 of 19581 articles for Art. 21 mars 2001 + Cass. 3e civ.

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Obligations relating to the fight against prohibited games

Article R774-42

…ticle R. 563-1, the words: "neither an exclusive right nor the authorisation referred to in article 21 of Act no. 2010-476 of 12 May 2010 on the opening up to competition and the regulation of the onl…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Obligations relating to the fight against prohibited games

Article R775-41

…ticle R. 563-1, the words: "neither an exclusive right nor the authorisation referred to in article 21 of Act no. 2010-476 of 12 May 2010 on the opening up to competition and the regulation of the onl…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Financing

Article D4163-47

…onds to the expenses incurred in this respect by this body pursuant to articles R. 4163-11, R. 4163-21 and D. 4163-29. Expenses corresponding to the reimbursements mentioned in 1° of article L. 4163-7…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Safety data sheet

Article R4411-73

…as Council Directive 76/769/EEC and Commission Directives 91/155/EEC, 93/67/EEC, 93/105/EC and 2000/21/EC.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 7: Processing of personal data concerning health necessary for the adapted support of jobseekers with disabilities

Article D5312-53

…ll as the right to limit processing and the right to object provided for in Articles 15, 16, 18 and 21 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 may be exercised with the Pôle emploi agency where the persons concer…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Sale and transfer of shares.

Article R6223-29

When a partner intends to withdraw from the company in application of article 21 of law no. 66-879 of 29 November 1966 relating to professional non-trading companies, he shall notify the company of hi…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Time limit for applying for a residence permit

Article R431-6

…on de la carte de séjour pluriannuelle portant la mention " passeport talent " prévue l'article L. 421-13, may, as soon as they meet the length-of-stay conditions and without waiting two months before…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L2541-1

…of the départements of Moselle, Bas-Rhin and Haut-Rhin, with the exception of those of articles L. 2121-1, L. 2121-9, L. 2121-10, L. 2121-11, L. 2121-15, the second paragraph of article L. 2121-17, a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Cross-border demergers

Article R236-36

In addition to the information referred to in Article R. 236-21, the draft terms of cross-border demerger shall contain the following information: 1° The indicative timetable envisaged for the cross-b…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Common provisions

Article D2224-35

…consistency of methods and independence of financial years defined in articles L. 123-17 and L. 123-21 of the French Commercial Code and ensures the comparability of data from one financial year to th…

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