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Showing 111120 of 27079 articles for Art. CE 17-4-2015 n° 371551

French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Managing Director

Article R411-17

…irector of the Agency is appointed by decree on the report of the Minister for the Economy and Finance and the Minister for Tourism. He organises and manages the agency. In particular, he is responsib…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Common provisions

Article 712-17

The sentence enforcement judge may issue a warrant to bring in a convicted offender under his supervision if the latter fails to comply with the obligations incumbent upon him. If the convicted person…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 4: Management

Article A322-171

…322-166, supervision must include at least :1° An instructor holding the professional qualification certificate "flat flight instructor in wind tunnel" or the professional qualification certificate "f…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Transparency in commercial relations

Article L441-17

…The contract may provide for penalties to be imposed on the supplier in the event of non-performance of contractual commitments. It must allow for a sufficient margin of error in relation to the vol…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Other conditions of access and practice.

Article R512-17

Cover ceases if the contract is cancelled on its expiry date. It also ceases on the death or cessation of activity of the person covered or, in the case of a legal entity, on the dissolution of that e…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Implementing provisions.

Article L5132-17

A decree determines the list of employers authorised to set up the integration workshops and work camps referred to in article L. 5132-15.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Syndicates of communes

Article L5842-17

…or the application of in article L. 5212-19, the words: "of the region, of the department" are replaced by the words: "of French Polynesia".

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Foreign investment subject to authorisation

Article R151-17

The administrative authorities competent to examine the authorisation provided for in this chapter may have recourse to international cooperation to verify the accuracy of the information provided to…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Substitution compensation.

Article L7313-17

When the employer is subject to a collective bargaining agreement or a unilateral decision of the employer or of a group of employers, the traveller, sales representative or sales agent may, in the ev…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Judgment of compulsory liquidation.

Article R641-17

The liquidator or the administrator, if one has been appointed, shall request that the seals be unsealed with a view to the inventory operations.

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