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Showing 10711080 of 8110 articles for Art. CA Montpellier 21-12-2011

French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: The insurance certificate.

Article R211-21-7

…aragraph of article R. 211-21-1 used by the State must be equipped with a specific insurance certificate, the characteristics of which are set by the Minister for the Economy, if they are not speciall…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Right of access and request for rectification or deletion

Article R53-21-18

…egister management department, which shall immediately rectify or delete the data, depending on the case. It is the responsibility of the public prosecutor to inform the register management department…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 7: Radiation .

Article R4722-21-3

…rred to in Article R. 4722-21-2 within the time limit set and must forward the results of the technical inspection to the Labour Inspection inspector as soon as they are received.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Searching the directory

Article R53-21-8

During searches, the identities consulted shall also include the result of the check carried out by the department managing the file in accordance with article R. 53-21-4. If the person concerned was…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Cooperation with the Commission de Régulation de l'Energie and the bodies responsible for physical agricultural markets

Article L621-21-1

…hall cooperate with the competent bodies for the supervision, management and regulation of the physical agricultural markets, designated under the conditions laid down in Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Recording data in the directory

Article R53-21-5

…forename(s), gender, date and place of birth of the person, nationality(ies) as well as, where applicable, alias(es), change of name(s) and customary name(s); information relating to the filiation of…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Keeping a record of queries and consultations

Article R53-21-19

…subject, specifying the surname, first name, department and position of the person or authority who carried out the operation. This information may only be consulted by the magistrate in charge of the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Availability of beneficiaries' rights.

Article D3324-21-2

…e sixth month following the end of the financial year in respect of which the profit-sharing is allocated. After this deadline, the companies shall add to the payment provided for in the first paragra…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions.

Article L5211-21-1

…under the conditions laid down in Article L. 2333-54, unless opposed by the municipality in which a casino governed by the articles L. 321-1 et seq of the Internal Security Code. They may, by agreemen…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Acquisition of French nationality by declaration of nationality

Article 21-13-1

People aged at least sixty-five who have been lawfully and habitually resident in France for at least twenty-five years and who are the direct ascendants of a French national may claim French national…

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