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Showing 32113220 of 20606 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 16 July 1991 – no. 89-20169

French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Personalised interview at the start of the republican integration programme

Article R413-9

…ed by the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe in its recommendation CM/Rec (2008)7 of 2 July 2008.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title II: Provisions applicable to the Wallis and Futuna Islands.

Article 1575

…applicable to the Wallis and Futuna Islands in its wording resulting from decree n° 2023-686 of 29 July 2023 with the exception of the provisions of Titles IV and V of Book II, Articles 1074-2 to 107…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Exercise of control

Article L633-9

Notwithstanding Act 68-678 of 26 July 1968 on the disclosure of economic, commercial, industrial, financial or technical documents and information to foreign natural or legal persons, any entity estab…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Trade union rights and representativeness criteria

Article L6156-3

…of Book II of the General Civil Service Code and in the last paragraph of I of Article 9 bis of Law No. 83-634 of 13 July 1983 on the rights and obligations of civil servants, the terms of application…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Common provisions.

Article R214-98

…pproved in accordance with Directive 2009/65/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: The industrial tribunal

Article R1523-6

…on expenses in accordance with the terms and conditions set out in 1° and 2° of article 3 of decree no. 2006-781 of 3 July 2006, as amended, setting the terms and conditions for payment of expenses in…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4 - Individual right to training

Article R7227-25-4

…part of the individual right to training shall send the manager of the fund mentioned in Article L. 1621-4 a statement of expenses for reimbursement.Travel and subsistence expenses are reimbursed to t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Recruitment.

Article R6152-406

…tion of activities and remuneration, in accordance with the provisions of article 25 of amended law no. 83-634 of 13 July 1983 on the rights and obligations of civil servants and the regulatory provis…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Disciplinary safeguards

Article R6153-29

…the university courts may impose on the person concerned in application of the provisions of Decree no. 92-657 of 13 July 1992 relating to disciplinary procedure in public higher education establishme…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Specific provisions applicable to clinical investigations of devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017

Article L1125-25

Notwithstanding article 13 of the law of 16 and 24 August 1790 on the organisation of the judiciary, the judicial court alone has jurisdiction to rule on any action for compensation for damage resulti…

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