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Showing 941950 of 55089 articles for Art. CA Bordeaux 2-3-2022 n° 18/04413

French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Supervision of apprenticeship training leading to a diploma

Article R6261-18

The provisions of article R. 6251-3 are applicable to the reports of the experts appointed by the consular chambers mentioned in article R. 6261-16. The reports are systematically sent to the educatio…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Emergency department structure.

Article R6123-18

Any establishment authorised to carry out the activity referred to in 3° of article R. 6123-1 is obliged to admit to its emergency department on a permanent basis any person presenting in an emergency…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Refusal to renew.

Article L145-18

…the evicted tenant the eviction compensation provided for in article L. 145-14. The same applies to carrying out work requiring the evacuation of premises included in a sector or perimeter provided fo…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter IIc: Provisions applicable to certain breaches of the Highway Code

Article R49-18

…police court in accordance with the articles 524 to 528-2 or the articles 531 et seq. For the application of the provisions of the first paragraph of article 530-1 and the fourth paragraph of this ar…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions common to elections to the various disciplinary boards and chambers

Article R4125-18

…on are drawn up immediately. It shall state the opening and closing times of the session, the votes cast for each pair of candidates or candidate and the results of the elections. It shall mention any…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 12: Appeals against orders of the investigating judge or the liberty and custody judge

Article 186-5

…ing to the length of pre-trial detention provided for in articles 145-1 to 145-3 are no longer applicable once the investigating judge has issued his order for referral to the trial court, even if an…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Commencement and progress of the receivership.

Article L631-18

…Book shall apply to the receivership proceedings, subject to the following provisions. For the application of the fourth paragraph of Article L. 623-3, the consultation concerns the measures that the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Interbank settlement systems and settlement and delivery systems for financial instruments

Article R754-18

…hand column of the following table shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
APPENDIX 3-2-3 (APPENDIX TO ARTICLE A. 321-6)

Article Annexe 3-2-3

CANDIDATE FOR THE EXAMINATION OF SKILLS PROVIDED FORIN ARTICLE R. 321-19 OF THE CODE OF COMMERCEI, the undersigned ..............................................................................Born on…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions applicable in the event of a finding that does not allow the ticket to be issued immediately

Article A37-18

…notice sets out all the options available to the offender for paying the fine as well as the practical arrangements for payment. A detachable payment card is incorporated at the bottom of the front o…

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