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Showing 51115120 of 55089 articles for Art. CA Bordeaux 2-3-2022 n° 18/04413

French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Obligations of the director of the establishment or training centre

Article R6341-35

…e abandonments and postponements, as well as the reasons for them, and of accidents at work. In the case of courses involving distance learning, the individual monthly attendance documents and the mon…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter I: Conditions and implementation

Article R511-3

…L. 511-3 &lt…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Inspection.

Article L5146-3

The territorial jurisdiction of the agents mentioned in 3° of articles L. 5146-1 and L. 5146-2 may be extended to several départements or regions.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 4: European Union regulations constituting implementing measures for article L. 412-1

Article R412-37

…of Chapter I of Annex I to amended Regulation (EC) No 2073/2005 of 15 November 2005 on microbiological criteria for foodstuffs..

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Automatic processing of personal data known as "Gestion de l'éloignement" ("Expulsion management")

Article R142-32

…ot apply to the processing mentioned in Article R. 142-26.The rights of information, access, rectification, deletion and limitation provided for by Articles 14 to 18 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of 27…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Information system for the personal training account and the individual right to training for local elected representatives

Article R6323-38

…do not apply to the processing mentioned in Article R. 6323-32. III - The rights of access, rectification and limitation provided for in articles 15, 16 and 18 of the regulation mentioned in I and II…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: The Interministerial Commission for the Recognition of the State of Natural Disaster

Article D125-3

…y of the event within the meaning of article L. 125-1. This opinion is issued on the basis of technical expert reports submitted by the State services. The opinion is issued no later than two months a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General-purpose investment funds.

Article D214-33

The half-yearly report is published within two months of the end of the period to which it relates.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Prohibited activities, checks and investigations

Article L232-20-2

The judicial authority may, at the discretion of the public prosecutor, communicate to the French Anti-Doping Agency any information it gathers in the course of legal proceedings which may give rise t…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 3: Regulatory capital requirement for groups.

Article R356-20-2

…risk profile of an insurance or reinsurance undertaking subject to its supervision deviates significantly from the assumptions underlying the internal model approved at group level, it may impose on…

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