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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Litigation

Article R7343-20

…The parties are exempted from the requirement to appear before the Conseil d'Etat and the Cour de Cassation.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Reference perimeter and authorisation for installation within this perimeter

Article R761-12-3

The period for examining the application for authorisation is three months. It runs from the date of the discharge or the notice of receipt or the electronic acknowledgement of receipt provided for in…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Water and sanitation

Article L2224-12-3

…its shall be reimbursed within a maximum period set at three years from the promulgation of the loi n° 2006-1772 du 30 décembre 2006 sur l'eau et les milieux aquatiques.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: Authorisations

Article L511-20

The agents mentioned in 1° to 6° and in the dernier tiret du dernier alinéa du I de l'article L. 205-1 du code rural et de la pêche maritime ainsi que les agents assermentés de l'Etat chargés du contr…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Direct allowances

Article 611-20

…ts are awarded when the following conditions are met: 1° A selective grant has been awarded in application of 1° or 2° of article…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rights of persons under psychiatric care.

Article L3211-12-4

…in the Conseil d'Etat. When the order referred to in the same first paragraph has been made in application of article L. 3211-12-1, an opinion issued by a psychiatrist from the establishment receiving…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter III: Specialised credit institutions

Article R513-20

Other securities, exposures and deposits that may be held by housing finance companies include :1° Within the limit set in the first paragraph of Article R. 513-6, the securities, exposures and deposi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Société de libre partenariat (unincorporated partnership)

Article L214-162-12

AIFs governed by this paragraph may be transformed without dissolution into a société de libre partenariat under the conditions defined by the AIF's articles of association or regulations. Existing un…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Termination by mutual agreement as part of a collective agreement on collective redundancy by mutual agreement

Article L1237-19-12

The actions provided for inarticle L. 1237-19-9 are determined after consultation with the local authorities concerned, the consular bodies and the social partners who are members of the regional join…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Combating the presence of asbestos

Article L1334-12-1

The owners, or failing that the operators, of built-up buildings shall have them inspected for the presence of asbestos; if asbestos is found to be present, they shall have a diagnosis made of the sta…

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