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Showing 28512860 of 5611 articles for Art. Directive 86/653/EEC – 18 Dec. 1986

French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: APPLICATIONS FOR RESIDENCE PERMITS

Article R431-1

…its for third-country nationals and its annex, as amended by Council Regulation (EC) No 380/2008 of 18 April 2008. It includes the information listed in A of II of the

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Transmission and receipt of invoices in electronic form

Article L2392-3

Without prejudice to Article L. 2392-2, the State and its public establishments accept invoices that comply with the electronic invoicing standard defined by regulation and sent in electronic form by…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Estimates and contracts.

Article 1792-4-3

In addition to actions governed by articles 1792-3, 1792-4-1 and 1792-4-2, liability actions directed against builders designated in articles 1792 and 1792-1 and their subcontractors lapse after ten y…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Economats.

Article L3254-1

All employers are prohibited from 1° To annex to his establishment a commissary intended for the direct or indirect sale to employees and their families of foodstuffs or goods of any kind whatsoever ;…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Compensation for loss of revenue

Article 917-12

Exceptional aid will be granted in the form of direct allocations to distribution companies to compensate them for part of the loss of revenue they have suffered as a result of the measures restrictin…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Liability

Article L481-6

The rules of evidence set out in articles L. 481-4 and L. 481-5 are applicable to the direct or indirect suppliers of the perpetrator of the anti-competitive practice who claim prejudice resulting fro…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title I: Provisions applicable in French Polynesia, the Wallis and Futuna Islands and New Caledonia

Article 873

Article 763 reads as follows: "Art. 763.-In the event that a sentence handed down in a criminal case is time-barred, the convicted person is automatically and permanently subject to a ban on residence…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Criminal provisions.

Article L6117-2

Any person collaborating in the work of a regional health agency who has a direct or indirect interest in a health establishment within the remit of this agency shall be liable to the penalties set ou…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Representative bodies and staff expression.

Article L6144-6

The staff of public health establishments benefit either from the provisions of article L. 6146-2 or, for staff not covered by these provisions, from a right to direct and collective expression on the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions (R)

Article R2223-52

Persons who carry out their duties without being in direct contact with families and without participating in the conclusion or performance of any of the funeral services listed in Article L. 2223-19…

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