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Showing 48214830 of 8536 articles for Art. CE 27-11-2019 n° 418379

French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Procedure before the Commission for the Protection of Access to Works

Article R261-18

…he Minister responsible for Culture will refer the matter to the Commission for the Protection of Access to Works by sending a detailed confidential report setting out the reasons why the documents an…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: PROCEDURE BEFORE THE FRENCH OFFICE FOR THE PROTECTION OF REFUGEES AND APATRIDS

Article L531-31

The decision of the French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons referred to in Article L. 531-26, that of the administrative authority referred to in Article L. 531-27, or the r…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Receivership.

Article L631-20

…otwithstanding the provisions of the third paragraph of Article L. 626-27, if the debtor's payments cease during the implementation of the plan, the court that approved the plan decides, after receivi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VII: Liquidation.

Article R237-15

…25, as well as II of article L. 237-27. The president of the commercial court, ruling in summary proceedings, is competent to take the decisions provided for in article L. 237-28 and by the second par…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: The judgment adopting the plan and the implementation of the plan.

Article R626-49

…ms already collected. The Registrar shall enter this list on the statement of claims for the new proceedings. Under the same conditions, the claims entered on the list mentioned in Article R. 622-15 o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Sub-section 3: Working conditions of the pharmacists or veterinary surgeons responsible and delegated.

Article R5142-23

A pharmacist or veterinary surgeon providing a replacement must register for this purpose with the order to which he belongs and register his diploma, under the conditions provided for in article L. 4…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Difficulties in formation and operation

Article R1423-32

…tribunals, as provided for in article L. 1423-11, is issued on the proposal of the Minister of Justice.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Conditions for admission to the profession

Article D522-1-2

The minimum capital of the payment institutions referred to in article L. 522-11-1 is set at 40,000 euros.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Payment and early release.

Article D3324-44

The ministerial order provided for in article L. 3324-11 is issued jointly by the ministers responsible for the economy and labour.

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE I: Provisions specific to Saint Pierre and Miquelon.

Article R917-13

The last paragraph of article R. 712-8 and the third paragraph of article R. 712-11 are not applicable.

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