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Showing 25212530 of 20406 articles for Art. Cass. crim. 17 February 2021

French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Work equipment that is new or considered new

Article R4312-1-1

…nents are subject to Regulation (EU) No 167/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 February 2013 on type-approval and market surveillance of agricultural and forestry vehicles, under…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: Service vouchers

Article D7227-32

…utive Council shall provide the elected representative receiving the financial assistance, before 1 February of the year following that in which it was awarded, with a certificate stating the total am…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: European investment service providers

Article L532-18-1

…be provided in conjunction with an investment service.For the purposes of Articles L. 213-3, L. 421-17 to L. 421-19, L. 211-36, L. 211-36-1, L. 211-35, L. 531-10, 5° of I, 6° of II and III of Article…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
A. - Common provisions

Article D142

…end, the judge may issue a warrant to bring in or arrest pursuant to the provisions of article 712-17. The decisions provided for in the third paragraph may be taken both by the sentence enforcement…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Public policy

Article L3122-6

…e of a night worker may not exceed eight hours, except in the cases provided for in Article L. 3122-17 or where Articles L. 3132-16 to L. 3132-19 apply.In addition, in exceptional circumstances, the L…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Termination of management (R)

Article R2221-71

…ns of the public service authority. In this case, the provisions of articles R. 2221-16 and R. 2221-17 apply.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Financing conditions

Article 311-9

…the duration of the rights provided for in the agreement pursuant to 7° of article 26 of decree no. 2021-793 of 22 June 2021 relating to on-demand audiovisual media services.For automatic support, the…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Compulsory licences for patents relating to the manufacture of pharmaceutical products for export to countries with public health problems

Article R613-25-1

The application for an operating licence provided for in Article L. 613-17-1 shall be addressed to the Minister responsible for industrial property. It shall include the information mentioned in Artic…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Specific rules for calculating sums held in the automatic account for promotion abroad in 2022

Article 919-109

…e 721-13, in respect of admissions achieved during the year 2020 and those achieved during the year 2021.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Principles.

Article L2261-18

…ilated to the case of absence or default of the organisations within the meaning of article L. 2261-17 and give rise to the application of the procedure provided for in that article.

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