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Showing 281290 of 54779 articles for Art. Ordinance 2019-359 of 24 April 2019 – restrictive-practices reform

French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Admissibility of lists of candidates and individual applications

Article R1441-24

The Minister for Justice shall monitor compliance with the conditions set out in articles L. 1441-6 to L. 1441-17 relating to individual candidacies.This control also applies to the person mentioned i…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Identification of accounts and treatment of over-indebtedness

Article D721-24

The declarations referred to in Article R. 721-22 shall specify, for the purpose of identifying the account and safe-deposit box holders:1° For natural persons, their surname, first names, date and pl…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Handling of employers' claims and payment of beneficiaries

Article R6332-24

Reasons must be given for any decision by a skills operator to reject, in whole or in part, an application for reimbursement made by an employer or a body providing training, and the decision must be…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section VI: Special provisions applicable to nationalisation operations

Article 248 C

The bonds of the caisse nationale de l'industrie and the caisse nationale des banques allocated to the holders of shares transferred to the State are automatically subrogated to these shares in all ca…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Status of members, agents and employees of the agency

Article R232-24

Employees of the French Anti-Doping Agency :1° Are bound by professional secrecy and discretion under the conditions defined inarticle 26 of Law no. 83-634 of 13 July 1983, as amended, on the rights a…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 5 : Acquisition of French nationality by decision of the public authorities

Article 21-24

…nto the French community, in particular through sufficient knowledge, depending on their condition, of the French language, history, culture and society, the level and assessment procedures for which…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Guaranteed representation of funds, professional civil liability, remuneration and continuing professional training.

Article R814-24

…egistered on the national list, appointed under the conditions provided for in the second paragraph of article L. 811-2 and the judicial representative not registered on the national list, appointed u…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Plant breeding

Article L623-24

The provisions of Articles L. 613-8 and L. 613-29 to L. 613-32 shall apply to applications for plant variety certificates and breeder's certificates. The same applies to articles L. 613-9, L. 613-21 a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Clinical activities involving medically assisted procreation

Article R2142-24

The healthcare establishment or organisation must comply with the rules of good practice defined by order of the Minister for Health, issued on a proposal from the Director General of the Agence de la…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Payment of compensation.

Article L172-24

Damage and loss are settled as damage, unless the insured chooses to surrender the goods in the cases determined by law or by agreement.

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