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Showing 15911600 of 53735 articles for Art. Cass. com. 12 January 1999 · Cass. 1re civ. 20 December 2012 · Cass. com. 29 January 2002 · Cass. com. 3 May 2012

French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article R331-20

…nd vehicles which take place on non-permanent circuits, grounds or courses as defined in article R. 331-18 are subject to authorisation.Authorisation is also required for events which take place on an…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Technical and safety guarantees

Article A322-20

Any equipment or material requiring special use will have a sign that everyone can understand, specifying the correct way to use it, as well as prohibited uses and areas or precautions for use. This s…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Declaration

Article A212-209

In application of the provisions of articles R. 212-88 and R. 212-92, nationals of a Member State of the European Union or a party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area who wish to supervise,…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Approval

Article L526-20

The conditions for the application of articles L. 526-14 to L. 526-18, in particular the procedures for informing the public of decisions to withdraw authorisation and deregister, are set by order of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Responsibilities

Article L2316-20

The establishment social and economic committee has the same powers as the company social and economic committee, within the limits of the powers entrusted to the head of the establishment. The works…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Premises

Article L2315-20

The employer shall provide the members of the social and economic committee staff delegation with the necessary premises to enable them to carry out their duties and, in particular, to meet.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Physiotherapists.

Article L4321-20

…shall determine, as far as is necessary, the procedures for applying the provisions of articles L. 4321-15 to L. 4321-19-7, in particular the representation of professionals in the professional bodies…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IIIb: Medical regulation assistants

Article L4393-20

Under the responsibility of a regulating doctor, the medical regulation assistant takes calls received in a call reception and regulation centre of a healthcare access service or an emergency medical…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Administration.

Article R322-20

…l insurance companies, the persons mentioned in 2° of the second paragraph of article 5 of law no. 83-675 of 26 July 1983 are appointed by decree on the proposal of the Minister of the Economy and Fin…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Common provisions

Article 223-20

…ribution expenses mentioned in 2° of article…

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