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Showing 23612370 of 42508 articles for Art. Cass. com. 9 October 2012 · Cass. 3e civ. 11 May 2005 · Cass. 3e civ. 19 December 2012

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Financial organisation (R).

Article R1611-11

…g officer under the conditions laid down in the instrument setting up the agency or agencies. On 31 December, the accounting officer shall record the expiry date of the personal support vouchers that…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to professional customers

Article D533-11

…ent services and all financial instruments:1. a) The credit institutions referred to in article L. 511-9 ; b) The investment firms referred to in Article L. 531-4; c) Other authorised or regulated fin…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Employee adviser

Article D1232-11

…by the employer. The employer is reimbursed in full under the conditions set out in article D. 1232-9.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Principles and terms of pawnbroking.

Article D514-9

…es relating to the performance of the credit agreement and the conditions under which these charges may be changed;c) The annual percentage rate of charge;d) The total amount owed by the borrower;e) C…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Help with professional integration

Article L5134-114

…repaid to the State. The decision to award a new job placement subsidy mentioned in Article L. 5134-113 is subject to verification that the employer has complied with the commitments it made in respec…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter IIc: Provisions applicable to certain breaches of the Highway Code

Article R49-11

…itions set out in the first paragraph, payment is made, within the time limits set out in article 529-8 and in accordance with the procedures laid down by order of the Ministers of Justice, the Budget…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Registration

Article A822-11

A trainee who wishes to complete part of his or her training period in France with a person other than a statutory auditor registered on the list provided for in article L. 822-1, or all or part of hi…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Exceptional aid to help people return to work in 2021

Article 919-38

The granting of exceptional aid is subject to the provisions of national framework scheme no. SA.59722 authorised by the European Commission by decisions of 9 December 2020, 20 May 2020 C (2020) 3460…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section IIc : Mobile electronic anti-seizure devices for the protection of victims of violence

Article 1136-16

Where the wearing of a mobile anti-collision device provided for in article 515-11-1 of the Civil Code is requested by either of the parties, any information relating to the family situation shall be…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Audioprosthetists.

Article L4361-11

…ure; 3° The procedures for verifying the professional qualifications referred to in Article L. 4361-9; 4° The procedures for applying the obligation to transmit the information referred to in Article…

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