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Showing 41114120 of 6535 articles for Art. CA Rennes – 17 Dec. 2024 – no. 23/05277

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Reporting and information obligations

Article R561-25

…notaries, bailiffs, court-appointed administrators, court-appointed agents, lawyers acting in their capacity as fiduciaries and auctioneers are responsible, on an individual basis, regardless of the t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Allocation of seats to employee trade unions

Article R23-112-2

…oss-industry joint committee provided for in 1° of article L. 23-112-1 takes into account the votes cast, in the professional and territorial area of competence of the committee, for the measurement o…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Allocation of seats to professional employers' organizations

Article R23-112-6

…takes into account, for the assessment of the employers' audience, the number of member companies located in the region employing a total of less than eleven employees and belonging to the branches co…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Checks, verifications and identity records

Article 78-3-1

I. - Any person who is the subject of an identity check or verification as provided for in this chapter may, where this check or verification reveals that there are serious grounds for believing that…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: French Anti-Doping Agency

Article L232-5

…gnatories to the World Anti-Doping Code.To this end:1° It defines an annual testing programme;2° It carries out controls under the conditions set out in this chapter:a) During sporting events organise…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5: Surrender procedures resulting from agreements concluded by the European Union with other States.

Article 695-55

…derogation from the first paragraph of the same Article 695-23, the surrender of a person shall be carried out without verification of the dual criminality of the acts complained of when the acts in…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Demergers

Article L236-21

Article L. 236-9 I is applicable to demergers carried out solely between sociétés par actions. Articles L. 236-10 and L. 236-11 are applicable to the demergers referred to in Article L. 236-20. Articl…

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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 R421-13

…l residence permit bearing the wording "passport-talent" provided for in articles L. 421-16, L. 421-17, L. 421-18, L. 421-19, L. 421-20 or L. 421-21 is determined in the light of the reasons for the s…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Purpose of agreements.

Article R6142-3

…rawing up the agreements which they conclude by virtue of articles L. 6142-3, L. 6142-7 and L. 6142-17, be required to comply with the provisions of this section. The parties concerned may include in…

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

Article L232-14-1

Independently of the application of the provisions of Articles L. 232-13-1 and L. 232-14, the testing operations mentioned in Article L. 232-12 as well as those falling within the competence of the in…

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