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Showing 42814290 of 55089 articles for Art. CA Bordeaux 2-3-2022 n° 18/04413

French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Obligations of the guarantor

Article R7123-37

In the event of termination of the guarantee, the guarantor shall inform the following by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt, within three days of the date on which he is informed, in t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Obligations of the guarantor

Article R7123-35

If the guarantor disputes the existence, due date or amount of the claim, the employee or the social security body may take the guarantor directly to court.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L561-36

…icle L. 561-2 with the obligations laid down in Chapters I and II of this Title, with directly applicable European provisions relating to the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing, in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Sub-section 3: Working conditions of the pharmacists or veterinary surgeons responsible and delegated.

Article R5142-30

In all cases, pharmacists or veterinary surgeons replacing or running the business after the death of the pharmacist or veterinary surgeon who owns the business must provide proof of the practical exp…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: The automated national criminal database for perpetrators of terrorist offences

Article R50-36

…a) Surname, first name, sex, date and place of birth, nationality or nationalities and, where applicable, aliases, change of name and customary name; information relating to the person's parentage is…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Set-off and assignment of claims

Article L211-36

…n investment services provider other than a portfolio management company, a public institution, a local authority, an institution, a person or entity benefiting from the provisions of Article L. 531-2…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L211-3

…rehensible and apparent manner that the traveller : 1° Will not benefit from any of the rights applicable exclusively to tourist packages and that each service provider will only be responsible for th…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: AUTOMATED PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA

Article L142-3

…with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data and by the loi n° 78-17 du 6 janvier 1978 relative à l'informatique, aux fichiers et aux libertés.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Organisation

Article L2511-3

…pectively.The boundaries of these arrondissements as they stood on 1 January 1983, the date of publication of the loi n° 82-1169 du 31 décembre 1982 relative à l'organisation administrative de Paris,…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE III: ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE TRANSFER OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES FROM THE DEPARTMENTS AND REGIONS TO THE TERRITORIAL COMMUNITIES OF GUYANA AND MARTINIQUE

Article L7331-3

…creation of the territorial authorities of French Guiana and Martinique constituted pursuant to loi n° 2011-884 du 27 juillet 2011 relative aux collectivités territoriales de Guyane et de Martinique e…

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