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Showing 39013910 of 4329 articles for Art. CE 24 juin 2013 n° 350451

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Organisation of fire and rescue services in Alsace

Article L1424-96

…rectors is chaired by the President of the Departmental Council of the European Collectivity of Alsace or one of the members of the Board of Directors appointed by the President of the Departmental Co…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: The Higher Council for Mountain Sports

Article D142-28

…of piste safety professionals; 13° The President of the Syndicat national des téléphériques de France ; 14° The President of the National Association of Mayors of Mountain Resorts; 15° The President…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section V: Information to be provided to the supervisory authorities by groups.

Article L356-21

…to Article L. 356-2 as well as affiliated or participating undertakings having their registered office in France and natural persons having close links with these undertakings for any data or informat…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 5: Formation of the credit agreement

Article L313-25

The offer mentioned in article L. 313-24 :1° Mention the identity of the parties and any declared guarantors;2° Specify the nature, purpose, terms and conditions of the loan, in particular those relat…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 6: Foreign nationals exempt from applying for a residence permit

Article R431-18

…eign nationals mentioned in 6° to 11° and 13° to 18° of article R. 431-16 who wish to remain in France beyond the time limits mentioned in the same article apply for a temporary residence permit or a…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: General privileges

Article 2331

…or against whom the lien is asserted; 2° Funeral expenses; 3° The following remuneration and allowances:the remuneration, for the last six months, of employees and apprentices; the deferred salary, fo…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Initial risk assessment

Article R4412-97

…o asbestos shall have the search for asbestos mentioned in article L. 4412-2 carried out in accordance with the conditions laid down in this paragraph.These risks, assessed by the person mentioned in…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
34°: Tax credit for forestry investments

Article 200 quindecies

I.-Taxpayers domiciled in France within the meaning of Article 4 B benefit from a tax credit in respect of the forestry operations mentioned in II of this article that they carry out until 31 December…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: General obligation to provide pre-contractual information

Article R111-4-5

…ycles referred to in I shall ensure that: 1° From the date on which the first unit of a model is placed on the national market, the availability of the following spare parts: a) Wheels a) Wheels; b) P…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter V: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN FRENCH POLYNESIA

Article L365-2

For the application of this book in French Polynesia: 1° With the exception of Articles L. 321-1 to L. 322-1 and L. 343-5, the words: "in France" are replaced by the words: "on the territory of French…

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