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Showing 95019510 of 40133 articles for Art. CA Versailles 7-3-2024 n° 22/05759

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L2223-3

…are registered or meet the conditions for being registered on the commune's electoral roll in application of articles L. 12 and L. 14 of the Electoral Code.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Common provisions.

Article L1545-3

…thorities and officials responsible for recording breaches, shall apply in French Polynesia and New Caledonia for the purposes of monitoring compliance with the provisions of this Code and the regulat…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Placement and support for jobseekers.

Article L5312-3

…e objectives assigned to the latter with regard to the employment situation and in light of the forecast resources allocated to it by the body managing the unemployment insurance scheme and the State.…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions

Article R3252-3

The thresholds determined in article R. 3252-2 are increased by an amount of €1,610 per dependant of the distrainee debtor or the assignor, on presentation of proof by the person concerned.For the pur…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Live performance promoters established in France

Article R7122-3

…tural person, he must be of legal age and meet one of the following conditions: 1° Hold a higher education diploma or a qualification of the same level registered in the national register of professio…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Retirement savings plans giving rise to membership of a group insurance contract

Article L142-3

…tner in a civil solidarity pact, as well as a guarantee providing for the payment of a temporary education annuity to minor children ;2° In the event of the insured becoming disabled after taking out…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Prior possession of a long-stay visa

Article L412-3

As an exception to article L. 412-1, the administrative authority may, without requiring production of the long-stay visa mentioned in the same article, grant the following residence permits: 1° The t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Resources and means

Article L1233-3

…ment (Centre for studies and expertise on risks, the environment, mobility and development); 5° The Caisse des dépôts et consignations; These agreements set out the conditions under which the persons…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter III: Offences relating to cheques and other non-cash money instruments

Article L163-3

Any person shall be liable to five years' imprisonment and a fine of 375,000 euros if he or she:1. Counterfeit or falsify a cheque or any other instrument referred to in article L. 133-4;2. Knowingly…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Member of the Special Negotiating Body, the European Works Council, the European Company Committee, the Committee of the European Cooperative Society or the Committee of the Company resulting from the cross-border merger

Article L2435-3

Breaking the employment contract of an employee who is a member of the special negotiating body or of an employee who is a member of the committee of the European Cooperative Society, in disregard of…

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