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Showing 50815090 of 23281 articles for Art. Cass. com. 12 octobre 2022 n° 21-12702

French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Aeration and sanitation

Article R4212-7

In an instruction manual sent to the employer, the project manager specifies the measures taken for ventilation and sanitation of the premises and the information required for maintaining the installa…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Formation of the company

Article R743-139-22

Natural or legal persons practising as court-appointed administrators or judicial representatives may not hold, either directly or indirectly, shares or corporate units in a société de participations…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 17: Maintenance and repair of sports and leisure equipment and motorised personal transport devices

Article R224-70

The obligation set out in Article L. 224-113 applies to the following categories of products and spare parts: 1° Bicycles, as defined in Article 1 of Decree no. 2016-364 of 29 March 2016 laying down s…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Loan categories

Article L753-6

…d 3 Law no. 2005-882 of 2 August 2005 L. 313-8 to L. 313-10 Order no. 2005-429 of 6 May 2005 L. 313-12 Order no. 2013-544 of 27 June 2013 L. 313-12-1 Law no. 2013-672 of 26 July 2013 L. 313-12-2 Order…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: Operating rights

Article L333-1-4

…ming or betting operator holding the authorisation provided for inArticle 21 of Law No. 2010-476 of 12 May 2010 relating to the opening up to competition and the regulation of the online gambling and…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Pharmaceutical products.

Article L5521-6

For its application in Wallis and Futuna, Article L. 5124-13 is replaced by the following provisions:Art. L. 5124-13 -The import of medicinal products for human use and the import and export of gene t…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Provisions specific to Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon

Article D591-15

Articles D. 521-12, D. 531-1, D.551-16 to D. 551-20, D. 551-22, D. 553-1 to D. 553-28, D. 554-1, D. 561-12 to D 561-14 and D. 581-7 are not applicable to Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Checking and recording offences

Article L425-5

In carrying out their testing duties, the persons referred to in article L. 425-2 may only enter the premises referred to in article L. 425-4 between 6 a.m. and 9 p.m. or at any time when these premis…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Tourist tax and flat-rate tourist tax.

Article L422-5

The rules relating to the introduction, under the conditions set out in article L. 5211-21 of the General Local Authorities Code, of the tourist tax or the flat-rate tourist tax, by mixed associations…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Electorate and eligibility.

Article L2314-24

In staff portage companies, all staff portage employees who satisfy the seniority conditions defined by article L. 2314-21 and who, at the time the lists are drawn up, are carrying out a portage servi…

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