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Showing 421430 of 24607 articles for Art. CA Douai 12-5-2016 n° 15/03664

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 12: On-street vehicle parking charges

Article R2333-120-19

…onmentally-friendly transport and traffic financed by the proceeds of parking charge fees are identical to those listed in article R. 2334-12 as well as those falling within the scope of the provision…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 12: On-street vehicle parking charges

Article R2333-120-18

…ation with their own tax authority exercising full responsibility for the organisation of mobility, car parks and parking areas and, for all roads, the road network, the revenue from parking fees is t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Pension.

Article D211-15

…in Article L. 211-29 are determined as follows: 1° Financial securities or instruments created physically are said to be delivered if, at the time of the repurchase agreement, they are effectively and…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 5: Foreign nationals authorised to reside in France under family reunification arrangements

Article L423-15

A foreign national who has been authorised to reside in France for the purposes of family reunification under the conditions laid down in Chapter IV of Title III and at least one of whose parents hold…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Presentation and determination of the statement of estimates of revenue and expenditure

Article R6145-15

…f article L. 312-1 of the Code de l'action sociale et des familles, with the exception of long-term care units and establishments covered by I of article L. 313-12 of the same code, the provisional in…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Recording by bankers of cheque payment incidents due to insufficient funds.

Article R131-12

…r it is an individual account or a collective account, and information enabling the precise identification of the drawee ; 2° The name or corporate name of the account holder, his address and : a) if…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Membership and operation of professional associations of banking and payment services intermediaries

Article L519-15

…gation from I of Article L. 612-17, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution may communicate to the associations mentioned in I of this article information covered by professional secrecy…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Provisions specific to the departments of Moselle, Bas-Rhin and Haut-Rhin.

Article L1234-15

The employee is entitled to notice of1° One day's notice where remuneration is fixed on a daily basis ;2° One week's notice where remuneration is fixed on a weekly basis;3° Two weeks' notice if his re…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions applicable to joint ventures.

Article R814-157

The withdrawal or admission of a partner gives rise to the publication mentioned in the second and third paragraphs of Article R. 814-155 and, for the new partner, the provisions of articles R. 814-66…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions applicable to sociétés d'exercice libéral.

Article R814-152

…been subject to a definitive disciplinary sanction equal to or greater than three months' disqualification from exercising his profession or a definitive criminal conviction for a prison sentence equa…

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