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Showing 6170 of 57536 articles for Art. L 141-17 · Cass. com. 19 May 1998 · Cass. com. 24 May 2005 n° 784 · Cass. com. 15 May 1973 · Cass. com. 24 May 2011 n° 10-18.074 · Cass. 1re civ. 15 October 2014 n° 13-24.984

French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Interpreters and translators

Article R141-10

Reasons must be given for any decision to refuse registration, to withdraw or to strike off the list taken on the basis of article R. 141-7, R. 141-8 or R. 141-9. Except in cases where they are made a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Assessment

Article L214-24-15

Under the conditions laid down in the general regulations of the Autorité des marchés financiers, AIFs or their management companies shall ensure that the valuation function is performed by :1° An ext…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Subscribing associations.

Article R141-10

The Association's General Meeting adopts the rules of professional conduct to which the members of the Board of Directors, the Executive Committee and the Association's salaried staff are bound, as we…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Transporting foreign nationals placed or held in a waiting area or administrative detention centre

Article R141-13

For the purposes of re-routing or removal, the transport of foreign nationals placed or held in a waiting area or place of detention may be the subject of a public contract awarded by the territoriall…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Conference of conciliators

Article R141-13

The chairman of the conciliators' conference, in addition to the duties conferred upon him by article R. 141-7, is responsible for coordinating the work of the conciliators, ensuring the distribution…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 2: Agence de développement touristique de la France.

Article R141-10

The Registration Commission referred to in Article L. 141-2 is responsible for establishing, maintaining and updating the register referred to in Article L. 141-3. In this capacity, it receives applic…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Conference of conciliators

Article R141-10

The Conciliators' Conference, instituted by article L. 141-4, is made up of a minimum of thirteen members and a maximum of twenty-one members, recognised for their knowledge of the organisation of spo…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3a: Appeals to the Paris Court of Appeal against notifications made by the Competition Authority

Article R464-24-15

The Court of Appeal shall rule within one month of the appeal. An appeal in cassation may be lodged within one month of notification of the court's ruling.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Dissolution and liquidation of the company

Article R5125-24-15

The liquidator shall inform the Director General of the relevant Regional Health Agency, the President of the relevant Association Council and the Registrar of the Trade and Companies Register in whic…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Members of the criminal jury

Article R141

When jurors travel, they will be allocated, on justification, a transport allowance calculated under the conditions set for travel by civil servants of the State.

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