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Showing 24712480 of 21140 articles for Art. Cass. com. 27 April 1993 · Cass. civ. 21 July 1937

French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Issue and withdrawal of delegations

Article R131-30

…event of non-compliance with one or more of the conditions set out in articles R. 131-25 and R. 131-27 ; 4° In the event of non-compliance with the general interest in the promotion and development of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Validation and checks carried out by the presidents of the chambers of trades and crafts

Article L123-46

…red if you are a craftsman, artisan d'art, master or master craftsman within the meaning of article 21 de la loi n° 96-603 du 5 juillet 1996 susmentionnée reconnue ou attribuée aux personnes suivantes…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Household and other waste

Article L2224-16

…ollection, for bio-waste handed over to the local public service, in accordance with Article L. 541-21-1 of the Environment Code.The municipal service and, where applicable, duly authorised persons ma…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Substitution of the user for the modelling agency in the event of insufficient security

Article R7123-38

…ting to insurance against the risk of non-payment, as provided for in articles L. 3253-6 to L. 3253-21. In this case, either the employee or the social security body or social institution or, in the e…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Publication of the acts of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée and its Chairman

Article A112-35

…Article D. 210-5 ; b)…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE I: Provisions specific to Saint Pierre and Miquelon.

Article R910-7

I. - The reference to Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Collective investments

Article L744-9

…ed in the right-hand column of the same table: Articles applicable In the wording resulting from L. 214-143 to L. 214-150 Order no. 2013-676 of 25 July 2013 L. 214-151 Act 2014-1 of 2 January 2014 L.…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Social security

Article D7227-33

…ermine the amount of the functional allowances to be awarded to him in accordance with Article L. 7227-27. In the event of an overpayment, the local authority shall proceed to recover the undue amount…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Termination of service

Article R6152-933

…dation programme under the conditions provided for in II of article R. 4111-7 or II of article R. 4221-13, or in the last paragraph of article 10 of decree no. 2020-1017 of 7 August 2020 implementing…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Foreign investment subject to prior authorisation

Article R734-13

…ting from the decreeR. 151-1 and R. 151-2n° 2019-1590 of 31 December 2019R. 151-3No. 2020-892 of 22 July 2020R. 151-4 and R. 151-5no. 2019-1590 of 31 December 2019R. 151-6 and R. 151-7n° 2020-892 of 2…

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