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Showing 14411450 of 66453 articles for Art. Cass. 1ère civ. 19-9-2007 n° 06-15.295 and Cass. civ. 3-10-2019 n° 18-22.945 F-D

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Departmental and territorial fire and rescue services

Article D1424-32-3

…nt aid fund provided for in article L. 1424-36-1 are distributed each year between the departmental and territorial fire and rescue services and the commune of Marseille on the basis of an amount esta…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: APPLICATIONS FOR RESIDENCE PERMITS

Article R431-18

Foreign nationals mentioned in 6° to 11° and 13° to 18° of article R. 431-16 who wish to remain in France beyond the time limits mentioned in the same article apply for a temporary residence permit or…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Holders of a diploma from the Ecole des Techniques Thermales d'Aix-les-Bains.

Article D4321-33-3

The tests to ascertain knowledge consist of a written test and a situational test in front of the members of the jury. These tests are designed to assess candidates' theoretical and practical knowledg…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Revenue.

Article D2573-33

Article D. 2331-3 is applicable to the communes of French Polynesia.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 3: Purchasing promotion scheme

Article D2111-3

…tax. In order to determine the total annual amount of their purchases, the contracting authorities and contracting entities subject to article L. 2111-3 shall take into account the expenditure incurr…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Other financial provisions

Article D1271-31

…c account referred to in Article D. 1271-28 to guarantee repayment. The issuer is deemed to have a mandate to manage these funds, which it does not own. However, the issuer remains liable for any inte…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Other financial provisions

Article D1271-30

Each year, the organisation that finances all or part of the special payment vouchers mentioned in B of article L. 1271-1 issues a tax certificate to the beneficiary of the services paid for by these…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Other financial provisions

Article D1271-33

…cle L. 1271-1 offered to beneficiaries of special payment vouchers by the specialised organisations and institutions referred to in Article L. 1271-10 is to facilitate the management and operation of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Public bathing facilities.

Article D1332-39

A managed bathing area comprises a portion of land adjacent to bathing water on which facilities have been built to encourage bathing.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Technical operating conditions.

Article D6322-37

…sation zone provided for in article D. 6322-33 complies with the provisions of articles D. 6124-404 and D. 6124-478 to D. 6124-481.

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