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Showing 21312140 of 65950 articles for Art. CJUE 30-9-2021 aff. 299/20 and ord. 10-2-2022 aff. 191/21

French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Refusal to renew.

Article L145-21

…so defer the renewal of the lease for a maximum of three years if he proposes to raise the building and if this raising makes it necessary to temporarily evict the tenant. In this case, the tenant is…

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

Article L312-21

In order to enable the exercise of the right of withdrawal referred to in Article L. 312-19, a detachable form is attached to their copy of the credit agreement.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 5 : Acquisition of French nationality by decision of the public authorities

Article 21-16

No one may be naturalised unless they are resident in France at the time of signing the naturalisation decree.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Acquisition of French nationality by declaration of nationality

Article 21-13

French nationality may be claimed by declaration made in accordance with articles 26 et seq, persons who have enjoyed, in a constant manner, possession of the status of French national, during the ten…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Payment of a bonus

Article R2171-21

…bal performance contract meets a need whose estimated value exceeds the formal procedure thresholds and when its award procedure involves a jury, the premium is paid to the tenderers on the jury's rec…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Exception for people with disabilities

Article R122-21

…tionale de France shall give an annual account, in a report to the minister responsible for culture and the minister responsible for disabled people, of the conditions for selecting, conserving and ma…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Temporary installations

Article R312-21

An order by the Minister for the Interior and the Ministers for Construction and Sport specifies the standards that may apply and the type of documents that must be attached to the application to the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Professional secrecy.

Article L2143-21

Trade union representatives are bound by professional secrecy in all matters relating to manufacturing processes.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Own funds

Article R351-21

…ts which have not yet been made available for distribution to policyholders, contract beneficiaries and reinsured undertakings. These surplus funds are not considered as insurance and reinsurance comm…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Advances

Article R2193-21

…e, he shall reimburse the advance payment corresponding to the amount of the subcontracted services and giving rise to direct payment to the purchaser, even if the subcontractor does not wish to benef…

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