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Showing 50915100 of 23850 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 14-12-1994 n° 92-19.351

French Public Health CodeIn force
APPENDICES TO PART FOUR

Article Annexe 41-2

AID GRANTED TO STUDENTS AND PUPILS IN THE FORM OF STUDY GRANTS MENTIONED IN THE LAST PARAGRAPH OF ARTICLE D. 4383-1 1. Minimum rates for study grants SCHOLARSHIP LEVELS MINIMUM ANNUAL RATES (in euros)…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Exceptional cinematographic performances

Article R211-46

The author of the request determines the classification measure mentioned in article R. 211-12 that accompanies the work or document's endorsement and, where applicable, the warning mentioned in artic…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 6: Disciplinary sanctions

Article R222-39

In the event of a breach of articles L. 222-5, L. 222-7, L. 222-10, L. 222-12 to L. 222-14, L. 222-17, L. 222-18, R. 222-35 and R. 222-36 as well as the provisions of the sports agents' regulations en…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Supporting documents and other evidence of the absence of grounds for exclusion

Article R2143-8

Where applicable, applicants must produce the documents specified in articles R. 1263-12, D. 8222-5 or D. 8222-7 or D. 8254-2 to D. 8254-5 of the French Labour Code.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Provisions relating to the public establishment for the protection of Mediterranean forests

Article L1424-66

The staff of this establishment are governed by the provisions of loi n° 84-53 du 26 janvier 1984 portant dispositions statutaires relatives à la fonction publique territoriale.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title VIII: Criminal records

Article R78

…t of the entries provided for in Article 769, is reproduced on bulletin no. 1. If not, the bulletin n° 1 is marked: "nil".

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

Article D1424-32-11

…request the repayment of all or part of the grant in the cases provided for in article 15 of décret n°99-1060 du 16 décembre 1999.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Implementation of the legal conformity guarantee

Article L217-15

In the cases provided for in article L. 217-14, the consumer informs the seller of his decision to obtain a reduction in the price of the goods. The reduction in price is proportional to the differenc…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: The insurance certificate.

Article R211-21-6

The provisions of articles R. 211-21-1 to R. 211-21-5 do not apply in the cases mentioned in the last paragraph of article R. 211-14 and to the persons mentioned in articles R. 211-22 and R. 211-23.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Assessment of the integration condition for the issue of a residence permit

Article L413-7

The first issue of the resident card provided for in articles L. 423-6, L. 423-10 or L. 423-16, the resident card bearing the wording "long-term resident-EU" provided for in articles L. 421-12, L. 421…

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