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Showing 38113820 of 69687 articles for Art. L. 237-1 and R. 237-1

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article L1511-1-1

…otifies the European Commission of the aid projects or aid schemes that the territorial authorities and their groupings wish to implement, subject to their compatibility with the State's development s…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: Development of marine resources.

Article L4433-15-1

In the regions of Guadeloupe and La Réunion, the territorial collectivities of French Guiana and Martinique, and the Department of Mayotte, the powers for the management and conservation of the sea's…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Domiciliation of registered natural and legal persons.

Article R123-166-1

The authorisation provided for in Article L. 123-11-3 is issued by the prefect of the département in which the registered office of the domiciliation company is located. In Paris, this approval is iss…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Domiciliation of registered natural and legal persons.

Article R123-169-1

A failure to comply with the obligations mentioned in 1° of article R. 123-168. The same penalty applies if a company carrying out the activity of domiciliation agent fails to ensure that the person d…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Candidates for the office of member of the staff delegation of the inter-company social and economic committee

Article L2411-10-1

Authorisation for dismissal is required for a period of six months for a candidate for the position of member of the staff delegation of the inter-company social and economic committee, from the date…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Principles

Article R212-1

…of qualification guarantees the competence of its holder with regard to the safety of participants and third parties within the meaning of article L. 212-1 in a given physical or sporting activity or…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Subsection 1: Jurisdiction

Article R121-1

…fter service of the summons or seizure deed or from the date of the hearing provided for in article R. 3252-17 of the Labour Code, as the case may be, he has the power to grant a period of grace. The…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Subsection 1: Seizure

Article R211-1

…on the third party. Under penalty of nullity, this deed shall contain 1° An indication of the name and domicile of the debtor or, in the case of a legal entity, its name and registered office; 2° An…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 1: Formalities

Article R532-1

The provisional registration of a mortgage is effected by the filing with the land registry of two forms in accordance with the conditions set out inarticle 2428 of the Civil Code. It also contains an…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Allocation

Article R2113-1

…tion documents whether economic operators may tender for a single lot, several lots or all the lots and, where appropriate, the maximum number of lots that may be awarded to a single tenderer. In this…

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