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Showing 17011710 of 4740 articles for Art. 257 bis · CJUE 27 November 2003

French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Repeal of expulsion decisions

Article L632-7

…foreign nationals who were subject to a deportation order before the entry into force of the loi n° 2003-1119 du 26 novembre 2003 relative à la maîtrise de l'immigration, au séjour des étrangers en Fr…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Miscellaneous provisions

Article R581-19

The provisions of Council Regulation (EC) No 343/2003 of 18 February 2003 establishing the criteria and mechanisms for determining the Member State responsible for examining an asylum application lodg…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Redundancies for economic reasons.

Article L321-13

…his contribution is not due in the following cases:1° Dismissal for serious or gross misconduct ;1° bis Dismissal in the event of the employee's refusal to accept a change to his employment contract a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Funds open to professional investors

Article R744-13

…ith the exception of the last paragraphn° 2022-110 of 1 February 2022R. 214-203-2n° 2018-1004 of 19 November 2018R. 214-203-3n° 2016-1587 of 24 November 2016R. 214-203-4n°2018-1004 of 19 November 2018…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 11: Termination of service.

Article R6152-631

…er, as well as for practitioners who have benefited from the provisions of article 33 of decree no. 2003-769 of 1st August 2003, as an attached practitioner. This possibility is open to them from the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Financial and accounting system

Article R4642-9

…chapter, the Agency's financial system is set out in Titles I and III of Decree No. 2012-1246 of 7 November 2012 on public budget management and accounting. The Agency's budget shall generally includ…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE V: Powers of investigation.

Article L450-1

…tition authority of another Member State, pursuant to Article 22(1) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2003 on the implementation of the rules on competition laid down in Articles 101 and 102 of the Trea…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Financial and accounting system

Article R1313-35

The budget is submitted to the Board of Directors for approval before 25 November of the previous year.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 231-13

For the classification and allocation of aid in year n, the reference period runs from film week 27 of year n-3 to film week 26 of year n-1. In the cases mentioned in…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Powers

Article L785-7

…t-hand column of the same table: Articles applicable In the wording resulting from L. 621-6 law no. 2003-706 of 1 August 2003 L. 621-7 with the exception of 4° of its IV Law no. 2021-1308 of 8 October…

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