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Showing 37913800 of 18199 articles for Art. CE 10-7-2012 n° 336492

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions (R)

Article R2221-71

…nicipal council decide to temporarily suspend or permanently halt the operations of the public service authority. In this case, the provisions of articles R. 2221-16 and R. 2221-17 apply.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Protection of representatives

Article R7343-71

Without prejudice to the exercise of the rights provided for in Articles 15 to 21 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of 27 April 2016 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the protection of indivi…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XVII: Prosecution, investigation and judgment of offences relating to trafficking in human beings, procuring or the use of prostitution of minors

Article 706-38

When the holder of the public house or restaurant licence or the owner of the business in which one of the establishments referred to in 2° of article 225-10 of the Penal Code is not prosecuted, the a…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: General principles

Article A512-7

The diplomas, degrees or certificates mentioned in article R. 512-10 and article R. 512-12 of this code are : 1° Diplomas and qualifications registered in the National Vocational Certification Registe…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Special provisions for local authorities governed by Article 73 of the Constitution

Article R591-7

…provisions of Chapter I of Title III: 1° In article R. 531-2, the words: "twenty-one days" are replaced by the words: "seven days" and after the words: "to lodge", the words: "in person" are added; 2°…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Donation and use of elements and products of the human body.

Article L1522-7

Title III of Book II of this Part, with the exception of articles L. 1234-3-1 and L. 1235-7, is applicable to Wallis and Futuna.Articles L. 1231-1 to L. 1231-4, L. 1232-2 and L. 1235-2 are applicable…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L441-7

A decree of the Conseil d'Etat shall determine the technical rules and conditions of application of this chapter, in particular the terms and conditions under which the information provided for in Art…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions applicable to insurance undertakings.

Article R332-7

…° (Repealed) 2° Notwithstanding the provisions of Article R. 332-6, premiums or contributions are accepted under the conditions laid down by order of the Minister for the Economy and Finance; 3° Notwi…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 4: Provisions specific to unwritten contracts concluded by purchasing card

Article R2321-7

Without prejudice to the provisions of article R. 2121-7, for non-written contracts concluded by purchasing card, the purchaser shall verify, after their conclusion and at least quarterly, that the va…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Specific solidarity allowance.

Article L5423-7

The specific solidarity allowance cannot be combined with the disabled adult allowance mentioned in articles L. 821-1 and L. 821-2 of the social security code once a payment has been made in respect o…

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