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Showing 52015210 of 65739 articles for Art. 384 and Cass. 1ère civ. 6-3-2013 n° 11-26.728 FS-PBI

French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Investigation, allocation and payment of aid.

Article R5522-61

The decision to grant aid is taken by the Prefect, who assesses the reality, consistency and viability of the project.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Investigation, allocation and payment of aid.

Article R5522-62

The Agence de services et de paiement is responsible for managing the loans and paying the lump sum and monthly instalments for mobility training.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Investigation, allocation and payment of aid.

Article R5522-60

…s start-ups, under the same conditions as for the aid provided for in articles L. 5141-1, L. 5141-2 and L. 5141-5. The application may be examined in conjunction with these; 2° For mobility training,…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Organisation of cooperatives of activity and employment

Article R7331-6

When several employee-entrepreneurs of the same cooperative of activity and employment carry out an autonomous economic activity together, they shall first enter into an agreement with the cooperative…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: National Committee for Health and Social Organisation.

Article R6122-6

The powers and composition of the Committee's social section are set out in Articles R. 312-177 and R. 312-178 of the French Social Action and Family Code. Unless otherwise stipulated, the operating p…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Information provided by the accounting officer

Article R2191-62

The accounting officer shall communicate to the beneficiaries of the pledge or assignment of receivables, when they so request, a detailed statement of the objections to payment of the receivable held…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Pre-project studies

Article D2171-6

…urpose of the preliminary design studies is to :1° Specify the general composition in terms of plan and volume;2° Assess the internal volumes and external appearance of the structure;3° Propose possib…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Judgment

Article R4443-6

I.-Articles R. 4234-23 to R. 4234-33 and R. 4234-35 to R. 4234-40 are applicable in New Caledonia and French Polynesia in their version resulting from decree no. 2022-381 of 16 March 2022, subject to…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Conditions of performance

Article 695-24

…French territory ;4° If the offence was committed outside the territory of the issuing Member State and French law does not authorise prosecution of the offence when it is committed outside national t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Provisions relating to the recognition and enforcement by the French authorities of a European protection order

Article 696-100

…f a measure or penalty relating to conduct which falls within the jurisdiction of the French courts and which has given rise to an amnesty in accordance with French law; 5° The offender enjoys immunit…

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