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Showing 38213830 of 30216 articles for Art. Cass. ch. mixte 9-7-2004 n° 02-16.302

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II : The President, the Permanent Commission and the Bureau of the Departmental Council

Article L3122-7

The powers of the standing committee expire at the opening of the first meeting of the departmental council provided for in the provisions of the second paragraph of article L. 3121-9.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 4: European professional card for mountain guides

Article R212-94-2

In the case referred to in 1° of article R. 212-94-1, in which France is the host Member State, the application for a European professional mountain guide card, accompanied by the required supporting…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Gender equality in the workplace

Article R2242-7

The income from employment that forms the basis for calculating the penalty referred to in article L. 2242-8 is that for the whole month following the end of the formal notice referred to in article R…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Training agreement

Article R5123-7

The training agreements shall specify in particular: 1° The purpose, nature and duration of the training provided and the expected number of trainees; 2° The conditions for setting up and running the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Criminal provisions

Article R1238-7

Failure to comply with the provisions of articles R. 1234-9 to R. 1234-12 relating to the unemployment insurance certificate is punishable by a fifth-class fine.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 2: Provisions specific to groups with a parent undertaking having its registered office outside the European Union

Article R356-7

I.-For the application of Article L. 356-12, insurance or reinsurance undertakings shall apply either the general principles and methods mentioned in Articles L. 356-6 to L. 356-10 and L. 356-15 to L.…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Pre-contractual information for borrowers

Article R313-7

The information required pursuant to articles R. 222-1 and R. 222-2 of this code and R. 341-16 of the Monetary and Financial Code which appear in the European Standardised Information Sheet are deemed…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Security period

Article 720-3

Where the convicted person is serving several sentences which are not concurrent and all of which carry a security period, these security periods are served cumulatively and continuously. In the case…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Nationals of a Member State of the European Union or of another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area wishing to settle in France

Article R212-90-2

The Prefect's decision to issue a professional licence is taken within three months of the presentation of the applicant's complete file or of the opinion of the Minister for Sport for the activities…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Installation and operation

Article R5126-72

The first two paragraphs of II of article R. 5126-9 apply to the fire and rescue services, the Paris fire brigade and the Marseille marine fire brigade.

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
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