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Showing 40814090 of 6535 articles for Art. CA Rennes – 17 Dec. 2024 – no. 23/05277

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Bodies of the commune

Article L2573-6

…ioned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in French Polynesia in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table, subject to the adaptations provided for in II to V…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Administrative penalties

Article L242-13

Any breach of the provisions of articles L. 221-18, L. 221-21 and L. 221-23 to L. 221-27 governing the conditions for exercising the consumer's right of withdrawal and its effects, is punishable by an…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Referral by the Cour de cassation of the priority question of constitutionality to the Conseil constitutionnel

Article 126-10

…t in response to the priority question of constitutionality. This is drawn up, submitted and communicated in accordance with the rules governing appeals.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Technical sports advisors to sports federations

Article R131-18

Technical sports advisors may be appointed for a maximum of four years. These assignments are renewable. The Minister responsible for sport may terminate these assignments before the fixed term, on hi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Conditions of validity.

Article L2232-14

…union section representative is subject to its approval by the employees by a majority of the votes cast under conditions determined by decree and in compliance with the general principles of electora…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter XI: Members of a regional cross-industry joint committee

Article L243-11-1

Breaking the employment contract of an employee who is a member of the regional cross-industry joint committee referred to in Article L. 23-111-1, of an employee appearing on the electoral propaganda…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Rules specific to contracts with a particular purpose

Article D224-41

The medical devices listed in this section are medical devices within the meaning of Article 2 of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017 concerning medi…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Single chapter: Provisions specific to mutual assistance between France and the other Member States of the European Union

Article R49-40

…of the other Member States of the Union, they shall use specific secure electronic means of communication guaranteeing a high level of data security.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Contentious appeals

Article R2122-26

…as his domicile or residence.On pain of inadmissibility, it must be lodged within ten days of notification of the decision of the Director General of Labour or of the date on which an implied decision…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Formal notice to reduce the interval between periodic inspections.

Article R4721-11

…may give the employer formal notice to reduce the interval between inspections of work equipment or categories of work equipment as provided for in the orders referred to in Article R. 4323-23 when, d…

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