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Showing 74017410 of 13064 articles for Art. CE 9-12-2022 n° 459206

French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L425-1

I.-The provisions of article L. 333-9 are applicable in New Caledonia. II-The athlete designated in articles L. 425-1-1 and L. 425-1-2 as well as articles L. 425-9-1 to L. 425-9-3 is that defined in 2…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 212-13

The same project may not simultaneously be the subject of a direct grant awarded under article 212-11 and one or more direct grants awarded under article…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions relating to establishments organising the practice of air diving

Article A322-84

A group of divers with PE-12 qualifications may dive from 0 to 12 metres under the responsibility of the person supervising the group. A group of divers undergoing technical training leading to the PE…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 8: Revolving credit

Article D312-26

The information mentioned in article L. 312-62 is presented in accordance with the document attached as an appendix to this code. The creditor shall provide this information to the consumer prior to t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Operation.

Article R512-13

…tuel with a maximum maturity of two years must be used in short-term credit transactions in accordance with the provisions of the first and second paragraphs of article R. 512-12. Bonds maturing in mo…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Registration

Article R822-2

…national master's degree or a qualification or diploma conferring the grade of master issued in France or a diploma obtained in a foreign country and judged to be of a level comparable to that of the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Discriminatory refusal of care

Article R1521-1

…na Islands, in the wording resulting from Decree no. 2020-1215 of 2 October 2020 relating to the procedure applicable to refusal of care and abusive or illegal excess fees, subject to the adaptations…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Categories of insurance and statements to be produced.

Article Annexe R344-7

…6 19 Manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products 20 Chemicals and chemical products 21 Pharmaceuticals 7 22-23 Manufacture of rubber and plastic products and other non-metallic mineral products…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1a: Financing of the insurance allowance

Article D5422-4

I. - The unemployment insurance contribution collection bodies mentioned in Article L. 5427-1 are each responsible for processing personal data for the following purposes: 1° To enable the communicati…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Infiltration

Article 706-81

Where the requirements of the investigation or enquiry into one of the crimes or offences falling within the scope of Articles 706-73 and 706-73-1 le justifient, le procureur de la République ou, aprè…

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