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Showing 521530 of 23655 articles for Art. Galec v. France – ECtHR – 17 Jan. 2012 – no. 51255/08

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Canvassing for precious metals and banknotes

Article L753-17

…olumn of the same table: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 342-1 to L. 342-3 law no. 2003-706 of 1st August 2003

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Paris Fire Brigade (R).

Article D2512-17

The payment of the State contribution provided for in article L. 2512-19 for the financing of the expenses of the Paris fire brigade intervenes under the conditions set out below: As regards operating…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions applicable to elected representatives who are public servants (R).

Article R4135-17

The benefit of training leave is by right to carry out a training course or attend a training session meeting the criteria set out in article R. 4135-9. It may, however, be refused if the operational…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Preventive measures and resources

Article R4452-17

Personal protective equipment is such that it reduces exposure to a level which does not exceed the exposure limit values defined in articles R. 4452-5 and R. 4452-6. They are adopted after consultati…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter II: Safety at sporting events

Article L332-17

…ghts granted to civil parties with regard to the offences mentioned in articles L. 312-14 to L. 312-17 and L. 332-3 to L. 332-10.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Creation of delegated communes within a new commune

Article L2113-17

The articles L. 2511-9, L. 2511-10-1 à L. 2511-13, L. 2511-15 et L. 2511-17to L. 2511-23, the fourth paragraph of Article L. 2511-25, les articles L. 2511-26, L. 2511-28 to L. 2511-33 of this code and…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 321-17

…oduction of immersive works, legal entities must meet the following conditions:1° Be established in France;2° Have presidents, directors or managers, and a majority of their directors, who are French…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Groups of employers not falling within the scope of the same collective agreement.

Article L1253-17

Persons who do not fall within the scope of application of the same collective agreement may form an employers' group provided that the collective agreement applicable to the group is determined.The g…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Stock options.

Article L225-179

…eir expiry date. In this case, the provisions of the second and fourth paragraphs of article L. 225-177 and article L. 22-10-56 are applicable. In addition, the share price on the day the option is gr…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Stock options.

Article L225-177

The Extraordinary General Meeting, acting on the report of the Board of Directors or the Management Board, as the case may be, and on the special report of the Statutory Auditors, if any, may authoris…

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