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Showing 28712880 of 38988 articles for Art. L 17 · CE 27 April 2001

French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Employers' groups.

Article L1255-13

Failure to comply with the provisions of articles L. 1253-1 to L. 1253-10 and L. 1253-17 is punishable by a fine of 3,750 euros. A repeat offence is punishable by six months' imprisonment and a fine o…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Procedure.

Article L6362-11

When the checks relate to the actions mentioned in article L. 6313-1 or to professional development counselling activities financed by the State, local authorities, the Caisse des dépôts et consignati…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Armed Forces Medical Corps

Article L5542-2

Subject to the adaptations provided for in the second paragraph, the provisions of Article L. 5124-13 are applicable in New Caledonia and French Polynesia in the version resulting from Order No. 2018-…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Invalidity

Article L235-8

A merger or demerger may be declared null and void only if the deliberations of one of the meetings that decided on the merger or demerger are null and void or if the declaration of conformity referre…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Common provisions

Article L424-1

The terms and conditions under which, when a breach of food safety regulations is detected, the expenditure relating to additional controls, as defined in Article 28 of Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Examination of the appeal

Article L532-6

The Cour nationale du droit d'asile (National Court for the Right of Asylum) rules as a collegiate body, within five months of the matter being referred to it. However, without prejudice to the applic…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: General rules

Article L5211-1

The provisions of Chapter I of Title II of Book I of Part Two relating to the operation of the municipal council are applicable to the operation of the deliberative body of public establishments for i…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO SAINT-BARTHÉLEMY

Article L592-2

For the application of the provisions of this book to Saint-Barthélemy: 1° With the exception of articles L. 511-7, L. 512-2, L. 520-1, L. 521-3, L. 521-14, L. 531-26 to L. 531-28, L. 531-30, L. 561-3…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Clearing houses and central depositories

Article L763-8

I.-The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in French Polynesia, subject to the adaptations mentioned in II, in the wording indicated in the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Clearing houses and central depositories

Article L764-8

I.-The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, subject to the adaptations mentioned in II, in the wording indi…

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