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Showing 49014910 of 8668 articles for Art. CE 21-12-2022 n° 459476

French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Advisory committees for the amicable settlement of disputes

Article R2397-1

The provisions of articles R. 2197-1 to R. 2197-12 and R. 2197-16 apply.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions specific to building renovation projects

Article R2431-23

The provisions of articles R. 2431-12 to R. 2431-18 apply to the rehabilitation of building works.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter III: CHECKING RIGHTS OF MOVEMENT AND RESIDENCE

Article L813-16

The requirements listed in this chapter are imposed on pain of nullity, subject to the provisions of article L. 743-12.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Informal appeals

Article R7343-13

An order by the Minister for Employment specifies the procedures for submitting the appeal referred to in Article R. 7343-12.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Criminal provisions

Article R7422-17

Failure to comply with the first paragraph of article R. 7422-12 is punishable by a third-class fine.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Public industrial and commercial services

Article L2573-28

…ISIONS AS PROVIDED FOR IN L. 2224-7, L. 2224-7-1 and L. 2224-8 (I and II) law no. 2006-1772 of 30 December 2006 L. 2224-11 to L. 2224-11-2 law no. 2006-1772 of 30 December 2006 First paragraph of arti…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Civil liability insurance relating to a space operation

Article L176-1

Insurance contracts to cover civil liability relating to a space operation are governed by the provisions of Articles L. 175-4, L. 175-8, L. 175-11 to L. 175-15, L. 175-18, L. 175-19, L. 175-21, L. 17…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: The Conseil des ventes volontaires de meubles aux enchères publiques.

Article R321-36

…d in this paragraph. The composition of the Conseil des maisons de vente is intended to ensure balanced representation of the distribution between women and men.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subtitle I: Public and civil proceedings

Article 2-14

Any duly registered association whose articles of association propose the defence of the French language and which is approved under the conditions laid down by decree in the Conseil d'Etat may exerci…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Provisions relating to employee participation in general meetings or section or branch meetings

Article L2363-18

In the case of a European Cooperative Society, the registered office of which is situated in a Member State, the law of which allows, under the conditions provided for in article 4 of article 59 of Co…

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