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Showing 59015910 of 7791 articles for Art. CA Paris – 26 June 2019 – no. 16/23435

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Opening and closing the Livret jeune.

Article R221-81

When, pursuant to the second paragraph of article L. 221-26, the competent administrative authority intends to penalise an infringement of the rules laid down by this article by forfeiting the interes…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Authorisation

Article R1271-9

…les L. 1271-15, R. 1271-13 to R. 1271-18, D. 1271-28 and D. 1271-29 of this Code and article D. 133-26 of the Social Security Code: a) Employees working in jobs falling within the scope of the service…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Installation

Article D1442-14

On the day of the public installation of the industrial tribunal, on the occasion of the formal hearing mentioned in 1° of article R. 1423-13, the minutes of the taking of the oath are read out. The c…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Elections (R)

Article R1424-2

…cordance with the provisions of the second paragraph of article L. 1424-24-1 and of article L. 1424-26 ; b) The weighting of the votes allocated to each mayor and to each president of a public establi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article R1413-2

In order to carry out its missions, the National Public Health Agency may in particular: 1° Acquire the necessary movable and immovable property; 2° Allocate, from its own budget, grants, loans or adv…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Companies or organisations exploiting a medicinal product or a product mentioned in Article R. 5121-150

Article R5121-170

…medicinal product or product, in accordance with the procedure laid down in 1° of Articles R. 5121-26 and R. 5121-28 and in Article R. 5121-97 is required to submit a periodic safety update report: 1…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Canvassing in banking or financial matters

Article L353-1

…hable by six months' imprisonment and a fine of €7,500 1° Any person who engages in the activity of canvassing for banking or financial services as defined in article L. 341-1 without having obtained…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Extending the stay of students and researchers

Article L422-12

When the temporary residence permit bearing the wording "seeking employment or setting up a business" is issued pursuant to 2° of article L. 422-10, the interested party providing proof of the creatio…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Delegated federations

Article L131-17

With the exception of sports federations approved on 16 July 1992, only delegated sports federations may use the designation "Fédération française de" or "Fédération nationale de" as well as award or…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 7: Professional liability.

Article R211-36

…al civil liability as defined in articles L. 211-16 and L. 211-17. The guarantee also covers damage caused to travellers, service providers or third parties as a result of faults, errors of fact or la…

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