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Showing 64516460 of 9148 articles for Art. 9 July 2021

French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Subsection 1: Issuing the summons to pay as a form of seizure to the debtor

Article R321-3

…nd a statement that the sale may only be concluded with the authorisation of the enforcement judge; 9° A summons, where the property is the subject of a lease, to inform the bailiff of the surname, fi…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Adaptation provisions

Article R2661-4

…nition of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises" and the words: "within the meaning of Article 19 I of amended law no. 96-603 of 5 July 1996 relating to the development and promotion of trade and…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Adaptation provisions

Article R2651-4

…nition of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises" and the words: "within the meaning of Article 19 I of amended law no. 96-603 of 5 July 1996 relating to the development and promotion of trade and…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Special provisions for construction insurance

Article A421-12

…text with its images from the extract of the authenticated electronic Official Journal No. 150 of 1 July 2018, text No. 7, accessible at the following address: https: //www.legifrance.gouv.fr/jo_pdf.d…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Powers

Article L5216-5

…ption areas and rental family sites defined in 1° to 3° of II of Article 1 of Law no. 2000-614 of 5 July 2000 on the reception and housing of Travellers; 7° Collection and treatment of household and s…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Training for those involved in collective bargaining

Article R2212-3

…a) Training paid for by the non-salaried training insurance funds provided for in article L. 6332-9 when they are self-employed, members of the liberal professions and non-salaried professions ; b)…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: General conditions

Article L1618-2

…forests in an individualised account opened in the Forest Savings Fund created under VI of Article 9 of Act no. 2001-602 of 9 July 2001 on forestry.VI.-By way of derogation from I and II of this arti…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Invalidity of the trade mark

Article L716-2

I.- Applications for invalidation of trademarks based on Articles L. 711-2, L. 715-4 and L. 715-9 shall be filed with the National Institute of Industrial Property by any natural person or legal entit…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions specific to portfolio management companies

Article L533-22

I.-The portfolio management companies mentioned in article L. 532-9, with the exception of those which exclusively manage FIAs covered by I of article L. 214-167, FIAs covered by IV of article L. 532-…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Relationship between company or establishment agreements and agreements covering a wider territorial or professional scope.

Article L2253-1

…ation of vocational training funds; 5° The additional collective guarantees mentioned in article L. 912-1 of the Social Security Code; 6° The measures set out in article L. 3121-14, in 1° of article L…

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