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Showing 251260 of 24963 articles for Art. Aut. conc. n° 18-DCC-65 du 27 Apr 2018

French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: The introduction of a period allowing employees to make an offer in the event of the sale of a business in companies that are not required to set up a works council.

Article L141-27

…ect of conciliation, safeguard, receivership or liquidation proceedings governed by Book VI; 3° If, during the twelve months preceding the sale, the sale has already been the subject of information pu…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Provisions relating to the recognition and monitoring in France of convictions and probation decisions handed down by the competent authorities of other Member States of the European Union

Article 764-27

…to article 764-23, the sentence enforcement judge shall rule by order, in accordance with the procedure laid down in article 712-8, on the request for recognition of the conviction or the probation d…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 231-27

…articles 231-3 and 231-6 and the selec…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: Agglomeration communities

Article L5842-27

…L. 3123-9-2 and L. 4135-9-2" are replaced by the words: "article 126 of Organic Law no. 2004-192 of 27 February 2004 on the autonomous status of French Polynesia".

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 6: Criminal provisions

Article L232-27

…nce and that belongs to the convicted person; 4° A ban, under the conditions set out in article 131-27 of the Criminal Code, from exercising the professional or social activity in the course of or in…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to the Government Commissioner

Article R112-27

The Government Commissioner for the National Sports Agency is appointed by joint order of the Minister for the Budget and the Minister for Sport.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Financial organisation

Article R114-27

In the event of the death or impediment of the accounting officer, the competent departmental or, where applicable, regional director of public finance shall urgently appoint, with the approval of the…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter Ia: The French Paralympic and Sports Committee

Article R141-27

The French Paralympic and Sports Committee has exclusive responsibility for forming, organising and leading the French delegation to the Paralympic Games and multi-sport competitions sponsored by the…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: The Higher Council for Mountain Sports

Article D142-27

The High Council for Mountain Sports is chaired by the Minister for Sport or his representative.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Issue and withdrawal of delegations

Article R131-27

…determine in particular the competences and composition of the league as well as the rules and procedures for appointing its members. They shall provide that the majority of the members of the league…

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