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Showing 12011210 of 11860 articles for Art. CA Paris – 9 Jan. 2019 – no. 18/09522

French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 4: Obligation and conditions of registration

Article L211-18-1

Professionals who are not established in a Member State of the European Union or in another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area and who sell or offer for sale the services menti…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Breach of contract.

Article L6222-18-2

If the apprenticeship contract is terminated in application of article L. 6222-18, the training centre in which the apprentice is registered takes the necessary steps to enable him to follow his theor…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Prohibited activities, checks and investigations

Article L232-18-8

…efuse to give access to a document, whatever its medium, and to provide a copy, to refuse to communicate information or to respond to a summons or to refuse to give access to the premises, places or e…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Provisions applicable where the employer is established in another Member State of the European Community or the European Economic Area

Article L3253-18-8

…aire judiciaire, the administrateur judiciaire or the liquidator has ceased his functions or in the case mentioned in 2° of article L. 3253-18-2, the guarantee institutions pay the sums due to the emp…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Provisions relating to aid for the creation and distribution of short cinematographic and audiovisual works

Article 918-4

…arded in 2020 and 2021, the fifteen-month period referred to in the first paragraph of article 411-29 is increased to twenty-four months. This provision also applies to grants awarded in 2019 for whic…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Powers

Article L621-18-6

The Autorité des marchés financiers is responsible for applying the provisions of Articles 4, 5, 9 and 10 of Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2012 on…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 6: Remuneration arrangements

Article D6323-18-3

…rence salary of an employee who fulfils the seniority conditions mentioned in 1° of article D. 6323-9 is calculated on the basis of the salaries received during the twelve months prior to the training…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Cooperation agreements and secondments

Article D5132-18-1

…newable period of three years: 1° By taking into account the nature and intensity of the activities carried out by the temporary work integration companies in the department; 2° After examining the ac…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Resale of second-hand in vitro diagnostic medical devices

Article R5222-18-5

…twithstanding the provisions of Article R. 5222-18-4, where the second-hand in vitro diagnostic medical device which is the subject of the transfer has never been put into service, the file consists s…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Financial and accounting system

Article R211-18-5

…subject to a posteriori budgetary control by the State under the conditions set out in article L. 719-9 of the Education Code.

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