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Showing 40014010 of 48231 articles for Art. Cass. com. 26 April 1984 · Cass. com. 4 May 1982 · CA Grenoble 21 December 2006

French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Operation

Article D211-40

…er of the Minister for Sport from among the members of the Board mentioned in b of 2° of article D. 211-39. If the Chairman is unable to attend, the Board of Directors meets under the chairmanship of…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title Ia: Electronically supervised home detention sentence

Article 713-44

…icted person of a necessary change to the conditions of enforcement, the sentence enforcement judge may either limit his leave of absence or order the person to be imprisoned for the duration of the s…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Joint Committee

Article D7121-49

…presentative, the Minister for Labour will give a ruling under the conditions set out in Article L. 2121-2.

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 2: Contract for the sale of travel and holidays.

Article R211-4

Prior to the conclusion of the contract, the organiser or retailer must communicate the following information to the traveller: 1° The main characteristics of the travel services: a) The destination o…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 6: Right to use journalists' works

Article L132-44

…nalists' trade unions. The State representative is appointed from among the members of the Court of Cassation, the Council of State or the Court of Auditors, by order of the Minister responsible for c…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article L5111-4

The provisions of Chapters II and III of Title V of Book II of Part Two are applicable to groupings of local authorities and other local public establishments. Public establishments for inter-municipa…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: The fixed fine procedure applicable to certain offences

Article 495-20

The request for exoneration provided for in article 495-18 or the claim provided for in article 495-19 is only admissible if it is sent by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt, using the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 5: Special cases

Article 695-42

…ean arrest warrant and an extradition request submitted by a third State, the Investigating Chamber may stay the proceedings pending receipt of the documents. It shall decide on the priority to be giv…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 411-55

…ether with proof of the expenditure incurred.If the work or project is not submitted or, where applicable, if proof of expenditure is not provided, or if these deadlines are not met, the Centre nation…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 8: Recourse in the event of non-acceptance and non-payment.

Article L511-49

…e protest in default of acceptance or in default of payment; 3° For presentation for payment in the case of a clause of return without charge, the bearer forfeits his rights against the endorsers, aga…

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