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Showing 971980 of 36311 articles for Art. CA Toulouse 11-3-2020

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Provisions relating to the freezing of assets and the prohibition on making assets available to third parties

Article L562-11

…ve been the subject of a freezing order. They are granted if the person subject to a freezing order can justify : 1° Special material needs relating to their personal or family life in the case of a n…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Prohibition on returning to French territory

Article L612-11

…e authority may extend the prohibition on return for a maximum period of two years in the following cases:1° The foreign national has remained illegally on French territory when he/she was obliged to…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 6: Provisions specific to Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon

Article R651-11

The provisions of this book are automatically applicable to Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, subject to the adaptations provided for in this title: 1° In Article R. 615-2, the words: "and the transfer decisi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Traffic conditions

Article R4141-11

…elease of flammable or toxic gases or liquids, if this is justified by the nature of the activities carried out.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Referral to and decision by the court.

Article R621-11

…to be taken into account is the number of employees employed by the debtor on the date of the application to initiate the procedure, determined in accordance with the provisions of 4° of Article R. 6…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Composition

Article R6147-117

The commission is made up as follows: 1° The chief medical officer of the army hospital or the person he/she appoints for this purpose; 2° Two mediators and their alternates; 3° Three representatives…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Definitions

Article R152-11

For the application of this Title : 1° The territory referred to as "France" means: mainland France, Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Réunion, Mayotte, Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Martin, Saint-Pier…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Management of income from the exploitation of rights

Article L324-11

Collective management organisations invest income from the exploitation of rights and income resulting from the investment of such income in accordance with the general investment and risk management…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Scope of collective bargaining

Article L2242-11

…2242-1 and in article L. 2242-2 are negotiated;2° The content of each topic;3° The timetable and locations of the meetings;4° The information that the employer provides to the negotiators on the subj…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection 1: The application

Article 1180-7

…red to the judge by petition delivered or addressed to the registry of the judicial court. The application shall state, on pain of nullity, the surname, forenames and address of the applicant, his rel…

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