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Showing 46514660 of 23655 articles for Art. Galec v. France – ECtHR – 17 Jan. 2012 – no. 51255/08

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Operations following death (R)

Article R2213-3

…e l'environnement et du travail, a competent authority within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of 22 May 2012. The authorisation specifies the conditions for diluting the product for use.The…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions.

Article R211-1

…second sentence of III, IV and V of this Article and the provisions of Articles L. 211-7 and L. 211-17-3 relating to services sold under a general agreement concluded for the organisation of business…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Work permit categories and authorised professional activities

Article R5221-3

…in article R. 5221-1 may, in accordance with the terms of the permit, carry out paid employment in France if he/she holds one of the following documents and residence permits: 1° The temporary reside…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title V: NATIONAL DATA FILE CONTAINING INFORMATION ON CHARACTERISED PAYMENT INCIDENTS

Article L751-1

…to loans granted to natural persons for non-business purposes.This file is managed by the Banque de France, which alone is authorised to centralise this information.It is subject to the loi n° 78-17 d…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Powers

Article L621-20-2

…és financiers is the competent authority within the meaning of Article 32 of Regulation (EU) No 236/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 March 2012 on short selling and certain asp…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Breaches of the rules concerning the design, manufacture and marketing of work equipment and personal protective equipment

Article R4755-3

…f the collection order. Articles 112 to 124, with the exception of the fourth paragraph of Article 117, of Decree no. 2012-1246 of 7 November 2012 on public budgetary and accounting management are app…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R8115-4

…Book of Tax Procedures. Articles 112 to 124, with the exception of the fourth paragraph of Article 117, of Decree no. 2012-1246 of 7 November 2012 on public budgetary and accounting management are app…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Judgement on the application to remain in the waiting zone

Article L342-9

In the event of a breach of the formalities prescribed by law on pain of nullity or failure to observe essential formalities, the liberty and custody judge hearing an application on this ground or who…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Foreign nationals enrolled in a mobility programme

Article L422-6

…th a multi-annual residence permit marked "student-mobility programme", subject to legal entry into France. The administrative authority may grant this residence permit without the condition set out i…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Beneficiaries of subsidiary protection

Article L424-13

…d for in articles L. 424-9 and L. 424-11, and who can show proof of four years' lawful residence in France, will be issued with a ten-year residence permit, subject to lawful residence.

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