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Showing 21512160 of 2822 articles for Art. 22 avr. 1980

French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 6: Safeguard, reorganisation and compulsory winding-up proceedings

Article L2312-53

…situations and under the conditions set out in Articles L. 631-17, L. 631-18, L. 631-19 and L. 631-22 of the French Commercial Code; 4° During compulsory liquidation proceedings, in the situations an…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Provisions applicable to certain categories of workers.

Article L5523-2

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 5: Subscription, purchase or pledge by companies of their own shares.

Article R225-160

The register of purchases and sales kept pursuant to article L. 225-211 to record transactions carried out pursuant to articles L. 22-10-62 and L. 225-209-2 separately indicates purchase transactions…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 4: Rights of persons detained in socio-medico-judicial security centres

Article R53-8-70

The sentence enforcement judge may grant the detainee permission to leave under mobile electronic surveillance for one or more days in order to maintain family ties or to prepare for the end of the de…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Powers which may be transferred to a grouping by decision of the Director General of the Regional Health Agency

Article R6133-30

…following categories: 1° Care activities authorised under the conditions laid down in article L. 6122-1 ; 2° Heavy equipment authorised under the conditions provided for in Article L. 6122-1; 3° Medi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Funds open to non-professional investors

Article R742-10

…2013R. 214-32-19n° 2020-1148 of 17 September 2020R. 214-32-20 excluding 4° of its In° 2019-1078 of 22 October 2019R. 214-32-21n° 2013-687 of 25 July 2013R. 214-32-22n° 2019-1078 of 22 October 2019R.…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Protection and environment

Article R1523-2

…R. 1333-173, references to the Labour Code arereplaced by references toArticle 134 of Law No. 52-1322 of 15 December 1952; 2° In Articles R. 1333-7, R. 1333-13, R. 1333-14, R. 1333-37, R. 1333-89, R.…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Medically assisted procreation

Article R2442-1

…is Part is applicable in New Caledonia and French Polynesia, as amended by Decrees no. 2006-1660 of 22 December 2006, no. 2008-588 of 19 June 2008, no. 2012-360 of 14 March 2012, no. 2016-273 of 4 Mar…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Delegated federations

Article L131-16-1

…ghts to organise and operate sports betting games provided for inArticle 137 of Law No. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019 on the growth and transformation of businesses for gambling operations in the context of…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Prohibited activities, checks and investigations

Article L232-18-8

…The decision of the Sanctions Committee or the agreement reached in accordance with article L. 232-22 may give rise to the publication referred to in article L. 232-23-6.

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