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Showing 77617770 of 61111 articles for Art. R 151-1–R 151-9

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Injunction and regularisation

Article R131-15

A drawee who has refused to pay all or part of a cheque for lack of sufficient funds shall send the account holder the injunction provided for in article L. 131-73 by registered letter with acknowledg…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Obligations of the recipient organisation

Article R1221-18

On the basis of the data in the pre-employment declaration sent to it by the body referred to in Article R. 1221-3, the Caisse nationale d'assurance vieillesse des travailleurs salariés (National Old-…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Procedure

Article R4234-16

Where the complaint or submissions are inadmissible on grounds that can be remedied in the course of the proceedings, the court may reject them by noting the inadmissibility of its own motion until it…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Registration system

Article R1333-113

I.-The nuclear activities defined in Article R. 1333-104 and included on a list drawn up by decision of the Nuclear Safety Authority approved by the Minister responsible for radiation protection are s…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Aid for property investment and leasing granted to businesses in regional aid areas.

Article R1511-15

The amount of rental aid may not exceed a percentage of the amount of rent corresponding to the market value of the rented property within the limit, depending on the zone in which the rented property…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: "My Training Activity" information system

Article R6351-17

I.-Personal data recorded in the processing mentioned in article R. 6351-13 is kept for the purposes of the checks provided for in article L. 6361-2 throughout the period of validity of the declaratio…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 11: Agreements with companies

Article R5141-145

I.-The National Council of the Order of Veterinary Surgeons has two months from the date of receipt of the application to give its opinion. If the National Council of the Order of Veterinary Surgeons…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Single section: Geographical indications protecting industrial and craft products

Article R721-1

I. - The application for approval or amendment of the approved specification, together with all the documents relating to the application, shall be sent to the National Institute of Industrial Propert…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Import and export

Article R5121-120

The application for parallel import authorisation is sent to the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé. It must state : 1° The name or corporate n…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Issue of residence permits

Article R233-12

European Union citizens mentioned in 2° of article L. 233-1 who have established their habitual residence in France for less than five years are issued, at their request, with a residence permit beari…

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