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Showing 921930 of 58756 articles for Art. Cass. com. 19 June 1984 · CA Paris 2 March 1984 · Cass. com. 2 May 1972 · Cass. civ. 9 May 1962

French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Membership rules

Article R3141-19

The statutes and regulations of the funds and any amendments to these texts are only applicable after receiving the approval of the Minister of Labour.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Direct allowances to supplement the new horizontal aid to compensate for reduced activity

Article 919-92

…ss-sectoral aid to compensate for the fall in business activity and the additional direct allowance may not exceed the actual loss of turnover recorded over the period between 1 January and 30 Septemb…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Water and sanitation

Article R2224-19-6

…ed on the basis of criteria defined by the authority mentioned in the first paragraph of article R. 2224-19-1 and taking into account, in particular, the size, nature and characteristics of the discha…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 6: Personal interview

Article L531-19

The transcript is communicated, at their request, to the person concerned or their lawyer or the association's representative before a decision is taken on the application.Where the accelerated proced…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Authorisation

Article R6322-19

The provisions of articles R. 1112-79 to R. 1112-94 relating to the users' commission are applied to persons cared for in cosmetic surgery facilities where the holder of the authorisation is a health…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Sub-section 3: Working conditions of the pharmacists or veterinary surgeons responsible and delegated.

Article R5142-19

Pharmacists or veterinary surgeons in charge and delegates who carry out their duties in a company or in an establishment of a company mentioned in 1° to 10° of article R. 5142-1 on 22 March 2003 are…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Temporary duty-free import and export of articles for the personal use of travellers.

Article 196 bis

1. Travellers who come to stay temporarily in the customs territory may import, with temporary exemption from the duties and taxes payable on entry, articles intended exclusively for their personal us…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Withdrawal and dissolution

Article R1431-19

I. - A member of the public establishment for cultural or environmental cooperation may withdraw from it, provided that it has notified its intention to the board of directors of the establishment no…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Paragraph 1: Board of Directors

Article R121-19

Members of the Board of Directors of the French Office for Immigration and Integration may be reimbursed for their travel and subsistence expenses under the conditions laid down in the regulations app…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 4: Recipients of data

Article R142-19

Personal data and information recorded in the processing mentioned in article R. 142-11 and in the electronic component provided for in articles R. 414-5 and R. 431-1 may be communicated, in particula…

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