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Showing 51615170 of 21412 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 23 Mar. 2022 – no. 20-11.701

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Conditions for issuing authorisations

Article R5139-18

The establishment in which the operations for which authorisation has been granted are carried out operates in compliance with the rules of good practice laid down under the conditions referred to in…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Title II: Turnover taxes and similar taxes

Article 302 bis KH

I. - A tax is hereby introduced payable by any electronic communications operator, within the meaning of Article L. 32 of the French Post and Electronic Communications Code, which provides a service i…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Persons required to report to the public prosecutor

Article L561-1

…n the action taken. The Public Prosecutor shall inform the department referred to in Article L. 561-23, which shall provide all relevant information.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Waiver - Forfeiture

Article R623-37

A breeder whose rights may be forfeited pursuant to 1° and 2° of the first paragraph of Article L. 623-23 shall be given formal notice to put an end to this situation by means of a notification sent t…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Examination of asylum applications by the French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons (OFPP)

Article R754-13

…t will make its decision within the time limit stipulated in the second paragraph of article R. 531-23.It will immediately send its decision to reject the application to the person in charge of the pl…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Financial and accounting provisions.

Article R6113-47

I. - The total allocation provided for inarticle 4 of the Social ModernisationAct no. 2002-73 of 17 January 2002 is set by order of the Minister for Health, in the light of the decision by which the B…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR LOCAL AUTHORITIES GOVERNED BY ARTICLE 73 OF THE CONSTITUTION AND FOR SAINT-PIERRE-ET-MIQUELON

Article L761-8

For the application of this book in Mayotte: 1° Articles L. 700-2, L. 722-7, L. 722-12, L. 732-8, L. 743-20, L. 751-1 to L. 751-13, L. 754-2, L. 754-4 and L. 754-5 are not applicable; 2° References to…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R5134-17

The application for employability assistance, the model for which is set by order of the Minister for Employment, includes : 1° Information relating to the identity of the beneficiary and their employ…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Authorisation procedure for bodies responsible for vocational integration and training initiatives

Article R6121-3

The authorisation application must include the following information in particular: 1° The definition of the mission, with reference to training needs; 2° The nature and content of the public service…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 6: Disciplinary sanctions

Article R222-38

In the event of a breach of the provisions of articles L. 222-5, L. 222-7 to L. 222-18, R. 222-20, R. 222-31 and R. 222-32 as well as the provisions of the sports agents' regulations issued on the bas…

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