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Showing 43414350 of 8385 articles for Art. CE 26-11-1982 n° 30956

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions relating to the recognition and enforcement by the French judicial authorities of a European Investigation Order issued by another Member State

Article D47-1-19

…transit shall be authorised by the Director of Criminal Affairs and Pardons of the Ministry of Justice upon presentation of a request, accompanied by all the necessary documents. During this transit,…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Coordinator training and training body.

Article R4532-34

…rganisme professionnel de prévention dans le bâtiment et les travaux publics and by training bodies certified, on the basis of a reference system guaranteeing that they meet the requirements arising f…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Nullity, dissolution and liquidation.

Article R4113-89

If only one partner remains, he may, within the period of one year provided for in the second paragraph of article 26 of law no. 66-879 of 29 November 1966 relating to professional non-trading compani…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Removal from the list of jobseekers

Article R5412-7

…a decision to deregister, the Director referred to in article R. 5312-26 shall inform the person concerned in advance, by any means giving a date certain, of the facts of which he or she is accused an…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Monitoring working hours

Article D212-17

…of this section apply to establishments covered by Article L. 620-2 of the Labour Code, with the exception of establishments covered by Decree No. 83-1111 of 19 December 1983. The provisions of this…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: General provisions

Article L412-2

…in mutual and cooperative banks mentioned inarticle L. 512-1 of the Monetary and Financial Code; 2° Certificats mutualistes mentioned inarticle L. 322-26-8 of the French Insurance Code; 3° Shares in c…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Account rights and customer relations

Article R312-1-2

…s for lack of funds; 12° Intervention fees; 13° Charges following notification by the Banque de France of a ban on the customer issuing cheques; 14° Charges for notifying the Banque de France of a dec…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Sociétés de crédit foncier

Article R513-8

The "Société de Crédit Foncier" is required to maintain at all times a ratio of privileged resources to assets, including amounts receivable in respect of forward financial instruments benefiting from…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Legal system for acts taken by municipal authorities

Article L2131-12

The provisions of articles L. 2131-1 to L. 2131-11 are applicable to communal public establishments.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 5: Hearings

Article R532-37

Without prejudice to the provisions of Article L. 532-11, hearings of the Cour nationale du droit d'asile are public.

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