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Showing 40314040 of 8110 articles for Art. CA Montpellier 21-12-2011

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Tasks, composition and operating rules

Article R784-16

I. - Are applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, subject to the adaptations mentioned in II, the provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below, in the wording in…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Rules governing the devolution of surnames and customary names

Article 311-23

…a maximum of one surname for each. The change of name is recorded in the margin of the birth certificate. In the event of serious impediment, the parent may be represented by a special and authenticat…

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

Article R412-20

…1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2003, as amended, on genetically modified food and feed ; 2° The provisions of paragraphs 1 to 4 and 6 to 8 of Article 4, parag…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Title VI: Obligations relating to the fight against money laundering, the financing of terrorist activities and prohibited lotteries, games and betting

Article R563-1

…ne. The formal notice shall be sent to the operator referred to in the first paragraph by any means capable of establishing the date of dispatch and receipt by the party concerned. It shall inform the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
BOOK I: TERRITORIAL AUTHORITY OF GUYANA

Article D71-110-2

…r in article L. 71-110-2 describes, in summary form, the sustainable development situation of the local authority based on the assessments, documents and reports produced by the local authority of Fre…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Termination of service

Article R6152-933

The duties of an associate practitioner may also be terminated in the following cases: 1° In the event of refusal of a place of assignment for the adaptation period or refusal to complete the skills c…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Relationship between company or establishment agreements and agreements covering a wider territorial or professional scope.

Article L2253-1

…ines employees' employment and working conditions. In particular, it may define the guarantees applicable to them in the following areas: 1° Minimum wages ; 2° Classifications; 3° Mutualisation of fun…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions

Article L421-8

The conditions for application of articles L. 421-9 to L. 421-11 and L. 421-13 to L. 421-21 are set by decree in the Conseil d'Etat. This decree specifies in particular the conditions for issuing the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IV: Judicial liquidation and professional recovery.

Article R645-20

Articles R. 643-21 and R. 643-22 are applicable when the court pronounces the closure of the professional recovery procedure without liquidation. The judicial representative or the person chosen on th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Exemptions granted by the Prefect

Article R3132-16

…ecision within eight days by means of a reasoned decision which he immediately notifies to the applicants.

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