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Showing 69316940 of 10201 articles for Art. CE 29-9-1989 n° 68212

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Adoption and implementation of budgets

Article L1612-13

…s L. 1612-9 and L. 1612-12.Failing this, the State representative will refer the matter, in accordance with the procedure set out in article L. 1612-5, the chambre régionale des comptes (regional audi…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Referral by the Cour de cassation of the priority question of constitutionality to the Conseil constitutionnel

Article 126-11

…his delegate, at the request of one of the parties or of his own motion, may, in urgent cases, reduce the time limit provided for in the articles 126-9 and 126-10.It shall set the date for the hearin…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Subsection 1: Apprehension under an enforcement order

Article R222-1

…on behalf of the latter. However, in the case of a land motor vehicle immobilised by one of the procedures provided for the application of article…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 3: Rules for the award of specific contracts concluded on the basis of a dynamic purchasing system

Article R2162-49

…Articles R. 2144-8 and R. 2144-9. Where the system is subdivided into categories of products, services or works, the purchaser shall invite all candidates admitted for the category corresponding to t…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Principles

Article A212-177

…rmation contained in the automated national judicial file of perpetrators of sexual or violent offences, to ensure that the person declaring that he/she is carrying out the activity mentioned in artic…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article L3142-2

…does not entail any reduction in remuneration, which takes account, where applicable, of the allowance mentioned inarticle L. 331-9 of the Social Security Code, and is treated as actual working time f…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Subsidiaries, holdings and controlled companies

Article L233-28

…ions of articles L. 233-16 and L. 233-18 to L. 233-27. In this case, when their annual accounts are certified under the conditions provided for in article L. 823-9, their consolidated accounts are con…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter III: Jurisdiction of the protection litigation judge

Article R713-1

…tue of the provisions of article L. 213-4-7 of the Code of Judicial Organisation, is that of the place where the debtor resides, including for the application of articles R. 721-5 and R. 722-9.However…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title II: PENALTIES

Article L820-1

In accordance with article L. 270-1, the provisions of articles L. 821-3 to L. 821-5, L. 822-1 to L. 822-6, L. 823-1 to L. 823-10, L. 823-11 to L. 823-17, L. 824-1 to L. 824-9 and L. 824-11 are applic…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Judicial police

Article 809-1

For the application of Article 41-2, references to articles L. 2339-5 and L. 2339-9 of the Defence Code and article L. 1er du code de la route (1) are replaced by references to the provisions applicab…

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