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Showing 16511660 of 34819 articles for Art. 3 · CE 28 July 2011 n° 313279

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 6: Dissolution

Article L5842-30

…of Article L. 5216-10:1° In the first paragraph the words: "the publication of law no. 99-586 of 12 July 1999 relating to the strengthening and simplification of inter-communal cooperation, the perime…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 11: Termination by agreement

Article R6152-385

The interview(s) provided for in article R. 6152-383 mainly concern : 1° The reasons for the request and the principle of the contractual termination; 2° Setting the date on which the contract will en…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Approval and supervision of pre-orientation and vocational education centres

Article R5213-30

Approval may be withdrawn in the manner and after the consultations provided for in articles R. 5213-27 and R. 5213-28. The managing institution is then given the opportunity to present its observatio…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 7: Interested in fraud.

Article 399

1. Anyone who has participated as an interested party in any way in the offences provided for in articles 414, 414-2 and 415 shall be liable to the same penalties as the perpetrators of the offence an…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-section 3: Provisions relating to sports betting bans

Article R131-37

For the application of the provisions of articles L. 131-16 and L. 131-16-1, the delegating federations may implement automated processing of personal data relating to the participants in these compet…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-section 3: Provisions relating to sports betting bans

Article R131-38

The processing authorised by article R. 131-37 may concern categories of personal data relating to:1° The identity of the person subject to the betting ban provided for in c) of article L. 131-16 (sur…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-section 3: Provisions relating to sports betting bans

Article R131-39

Pursuant to the provisions of IV of article 31 of the aforementioned Act of 6 January 1978, the delegating federation responsible for authorised data processing shall send the Commission nationale de…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Obligation to provide information on share buy-backs

Article L451-3

…regulated market or a multilateral trading facility subject to the provisions of II of Article L. 433-3 that wishes to buy back its own equity securities shall declare the transactions it intends to…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Correction, withdrawal and publication of the application

Article R612-36

…he description, claims or drawings, the rectification shall only be authorised if it is obviously necessary, as no other text or layout could clearly have been considered by the applicant. The request…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Correction, withdrawal and publication of the application

Article R612-37

Subject to the provisions of Article L. 612-13, if the examination provided for in Article L. 612-11 has revealed irregularities, the description, claims or drawings may only be amended to the extent…

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