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Showing 36613670 of 55418 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 2-4-2003 n° 490

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Disciplinary powers

Article R612-48

I. - The rapporteur shall present his report at the meeting. The Director General of the Treasury and, where applicable, the Director of Social Security or their representatives may submit observation…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Procedures for implementing genetic characteristic tests and identifications by genetic fingerprinting and informing next of kin

Article L1131-4

The preservation and processing of elements and products of the human body, including the constitution and use of collections of human biological samples for genetic research purposes, are governed by…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions.

Article L321-4

Only operators meeting the conditions defined in this article may organise and conduct voluntary sales of movable property by public auction and electronic auctions.I.-If a natural person, the operato…

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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 R431-4

A foreign national who is not in one of the situations referred to in articles R. 426-4, R. 426-6 and R. 431-5 must submit their application for a residence permit within two months of entering France…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Employers' group made up of private-sector members and local authorities

Article R1253-44

The competence of the administrative authority to provide the information provided for in article D. 1253-1 and to make the declaration provided for in articles D. 1253-4 and D. 1253-6 is assessed on…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Provisions common to pharmaceutical companies, organisations and establishments

Article R5124-47

The companies and organisations mentioned in article R. 5124-2 may not subcontract any of the activities defined in the same article or any of the operations mentioned in article R. 5124-40, subject t…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Tourist tax and flat-rate tourist tax.

Article D422-4

Article R. 5211-6 of the Code général des collectivités territoriales sets out the rules for the taxe de séjour or taxe de séjour forfaitaire introduced by a public establishment for inter-municipal c…

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

Article 712-4

Complementary aid is awarded to the production company designated as the beneficiary by agreement between the co-production parties. This company must be established in a country located in the Africa…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Failure to comply with measures taken for the automatic enforcement of a removal order

Article L824-4

A foreign national assigned to residence pursuant to articles L. 731-1, L. 731-3, L. 731-4 or L. 731-5 shall be liable to three years' imprisonment if he or she fails to return to the residence assign…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Revitalisation by companies subject to the obligation to offer redeployment leave

Article D1233-43

For the calculation of the contribution instituted in article L. 1233-84, the number of jobs lost is equal to the number of employees whose redundancy is envisaged, from which is deducted the number o…

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