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Showing 52715280 of 43523 articles for Art. Cass. 1re civ. 18 April 1967 · Cass. civ. 25 March 1992 · Cass. com. 4 January 1994 · Cass. 3e civ. 9 December 2009 · Cass. 3e civ. 15 June 2011

French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Sports associations in the workplace

Article L121-9

…by the employee delegates jointly with the head of the company, in application of articles L. 2313-15 and L. 2313-16 of the French Labour Code.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Payment service providers

Article L572-9

…accounts and a management report in accordance with the conditions set out in II of article L. 522-19 is punishable by a fine of €15,000.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Appendices

Article Annexe 9

ANNEX 9 MENTIONED TO ARTICLE R. 431-2 Arrêté du 27 avril 2021 pris en application de l'article R. 431-2 du code de l'entrée et du séjour des étrangers et du droit d'asile relatif aux titres de séjour…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 3: Conditions relating to economic and financial capacity

Article R2142-9

For framework agreements, the ceiling mentioned in article R. 2142-7 is calculated on the basis of the maximum total value of the subsequent contracts or purchase orders which could be performed concu…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 7: Simplified procedure

Article 495-4

…or by the civil party, the court shall rule in accordance with the penultimate paragraph of article 464. A judgment rendered in absentia, on the opposition of the accused, may be opposed under the con…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Composition of the Agency and Working Conditions Committee and procedures for electing and appointing its members

Article R1432-93

…ber of employees per college, showing the respective proportions of men and women, is assessed at 1 January of the year in which the staff representatives are elected. However, if in the last six mont…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 211-92

…tions for direct allocations must be submitted by the delegated production company no later than 31 December of the calendar year in respect of which the direct allocations are calculated in accordanc…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER VI : Resource equalisation

Article R2336-9

…the sum of:a) The flat-rate allocation of the global operating allocation defined in Article L. 2334-7 collected the previous year;b) The product of additional centimes collected the penultimate year…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Special provisions for oncology surgery

Article R6123-92-1

Authorisation for surgical oncology in children and adolescents under the age of eighteen with a C rating may only be granted if the applicant or holder is also authorised for the systemic drug treatm…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Fines for companies landing foreign nationals without the required documents

Article L821-9

Where the foreign national disembarking in France is a minor without legal representation, the sum of 10,000 euros must be immediately deposited with the official, mentioned in the first paragraph of…

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