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Showing 56715680 of 9594 articles for Art. CAA Bordeaux 17-12-2021 n° 19BX03783

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Processing of criminal records

Article R40-34

Without prejudice to the application of Article 44 of Law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978, the Director General of the National Police and the Director General of the National Gendarmerie shall jointly re…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Other prior declarations

Article R1221-32

The prior declaration provided for in Article L. 1221-17 shall be made by the employer. In the case provided for in 2° of the same article, the declaration is made by the new employer, by registered l…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 5: The situation of employees during the observation period.

Article R631-26

The order issued by the official receiver pursuant to article L. 631-17 indicates the number of employees whose redundancy is authorised as well as the activities and professional categories concerned…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 8: Suspension of sentence under article 720-1-1

Article D147-4

In application of the seventh paragraph of article 720-1-1, the sentence enforcement judge may terminate the suspension of sentence if the obligations set out in the decision are not complied with, af…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Content and transmission of declarations

Article R561-32

The declaration provided for in the first paragraph of Article L. 561-17 and the documents communicated pursuant to II of Article L. 561-25 shall be sent within a maximum of eight clear days of receip…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Exits and clearances

Article R4462-21

Buildings in which pyrotechnic activities are carried out and which have several levels as referred to in Article R. 4462-17 are served, independently of the internal staircases, by one or more extern…

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

Article R6142-6

The following are part of the hospital and university centre 1° All the teaching and research departments of the training and research units concerned ; 2° All the diagnostic and care services of the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Expiry of the contract term.

Article L1251-30

The end of the assignment provided for in the secondment contract or set out in an amendment thereto may be brought forward or postponed at the rate of one day for every five days worked. For assignme…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Provisions adapting Book I.

Article L931-10

Article L. 144-12 is worded as follows: "Art. L. 144-12 -If the parties fail to reach an amicable agreement on the revision of the rent, the proceedings shall be brought and judged in accordance with…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Provisions adapting Book I.

Article L941-10

Article L. 144-12 is worded as follows: "Art. L. 144-12 -If the parties fail to reach an amicable agreement on the revision of the rent, the proceedings shall be brought and judged in accordance with…

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