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Showing 52715280 of 49367 articles for Art. Cass. com. 6 June 1990 · Cass. com. 3 June 2014 · Cass. 1re civ. 8 January 2002

French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter IV: RIGHT TO PERMANENT RESIDENCE

Article R234-6

…tionality, family members residing with the European Union citizen referred to in 1° of article L. 233-1 acquire a right to permanent residence on French territory before the end of the uninterrupted…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Coordinating doctors

Article R3711-6

A coordinating doctor may be struck off the register if one of the conditions set out in article R. 3711-3 is no longer met. It is decided by the competent public prosecutor(s). It may also be the sub…

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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 R142-6

…orce or by the commander of the gendarmerie group, responsible for the removal of foreign nationals;3° Judicial police officers from the national police and gendarmerie services, individually designat…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Regional development plan

Article L4433-8-2

…for in Article L. 222-1 B of the Environment Code; > The strategic document for the maritime basin 3° The strategic document for maritime basins provided for in Article L. 219-3 of the Environment Co…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Regional development plan

Article L4433-8-1

…agement objectives defined by the flood risk management plans adopted in application of article L. 566-7 of the Environment Code, as well as the fundamental guidelines and provisions of these plans de…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Special rules relating to sociétés de placement à prépondérance immobilière à capital variable (real estate investment companies with variable capital)

Article L214-64

The société de placement à prépondérance immobilière à capital variable (open-ended real estate investment company with predominantly variable capital) and the management company are liable, each indi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Clearing houses

Article L440-6

In all cases, members of a clearing house undertake to fulfil, vis-à-vis the clearing house, all obligations arising from transactions entered in the name of third parties in their accounts. Payment o…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Infringements of the rules concerning work by young people and by pregnant women, women who have recently given birth or who are breastfeeding

Article R4743-6

The fine provided for in article R. 4743-5 is applied as many times as there are persons employed under conditions contrary to the requirements mentioned in the same article. In the event of more than…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Intervention by the administrative authority concerning undertakings subject to the obligation to draw up an employment safeguard plan.

Article L1233-57-8

…ative authority competent to take the homologation or validation decision mentioned in article L. 1233-57-1 is that of the place where the company or establishment concerned by the collective redundan…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Security surveillance

Article R53-8-48

…court may also suspend these obligations in the cases and for the duration mentioned in Article R. 61-31-1. When the person has not been or is no longer subject to a care order or placement under mob…

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