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Showing 51615170 of 32005 articles for Art. Cass. com. 15 October 1996 n° 94-18.903 · CA Paris 7 November 2014 n° 12/17749

French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Submission of appeals

Article R532-7

…ision of the French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons. If the asylum application was placed under the accelerated procedure when it was registered, the appeal is accompanied…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Terms and conditions for funding social dialogue training by the Labour Relations Authority for employment platforms

Article R7343-73

The travel and subsistence expenses for the training of the representatives appointed in application of article L. 7343-12 are advanced by the representative or by the association or organisation that…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 4: Provisions relating to sole traders with limited liability

Article L711-7

…tor who has made a declaration of constitution of affected assets in accordance with article L. 526-7 du code de commerce, subject to the reservations set out in this article.They apply to over-indebt…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Funeral homes (R).

Article R2223-79

…of a person who has died in a public or private health establishment, which does not fall into the category of those required to have a mortuary in accordance with article L. 2223-39, has been carrie…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Checks, verifications and identity records

Article 78-1

The application of the rules laid down in this chapter is subject to the control of the judicial authorities referred to in articles 12 and 13. Any person on national territory must agree to submit to…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article R5121-77

…21-12-1 or the import authorisation for a medicinal product may classify it in one of the following categories of medicinal products subject to restricted prescription:1° Medicinal product reserved fo…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Criminal provisions

Article R6227-7

…a fifth-class offence. Repeated offences are punishable in accordance with articles 132-11 and 132-15 of the Criminal Code.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Reserving contracts for economic operators employing disabled and disadvantaged workers

Article R2113-7

…proportion mentioned in these articles is at least 50%. The decision to reserve is mentioned in the call for tenders or, in the absence of such a notice, in the consultation documents.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Organisation

Article R612-7

…ons falling within its remit, with the exception of those mentioned in Articles L. 511-41-3, L. 522-15-1, L. 526-29, L. 612-30, L. 612-32 to L. 612-34 and the first paragraph of Article L. 612-38 of t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1 : Examination for admission to the probationary period, probationary period and examination to qualify as a court-appointed administrator

Article R811-7

Only persons holding one of the following qualifications or diplomas may be admitted to sit the examination for admission to the professional traineeship provided for in Article L. 811-5 :

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