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Showing 53615370 of 6328 articles for Art. TGI Strasbourg 12 mars 1998

French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Infringements of the rules relating to the design, manufacture and marketing of work equipment and personal protective equipment

Article L4746-1

For an economic operator within the meaning of Article 3 of Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 on market surveillance and product conformity, and a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Obligations where there is a high risk of money laundering or terrorist financing

Article R561-18

I. - For the purposes of 1° of article L. 561-10, a person exposed to particular risks by virtue of their duties is a person who holds or has held for less than one year one of the following positions…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Definitions and general rules

Article R742-1

…olumn of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 211-1No. 2018-1226 of 24 December 2018R. 211-2 to R. 211-6no. 2023-421 of 31 May 2023R. 211-7 to R. 211-9n° 2009-2…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Definitions and general rules

Article R743-1

…olumn of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 211-1No. 2018-1226 of 24 December 2018R. 211-2 to R. 211-6no. 2023-421 of 31 May 2023R. 211-7 to R. 211-9n° 2009-2…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Definitions and general rules

Article R744-1

…olumn of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 211-1no. 2018-1226 of 24 December 2018R. 211-2 to R. 211-6no. 2023-421 of 31 May 2023R. 211-7 to R. 211-9n° 2009-2…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Other appendices

Article Annexe B

…he total sums due to the agent, after application, where applicable, of the 20% deduction (art. 10, 12 and 13-2nd paragraph of decree no. 2001-654 of 19 July 2001). Flat-rate allowance for transportin…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Administrative formalities for companies

Article L123-33

…or the cessation of its activities to an administration, a person or a body mentioned in article L. 123-32 by filing a single dossier comprising the declarations it is required to make. This file is f…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Protected works

Article L112-2

…techniques similar to photography; 10° Works of applied art ; 11° Illustrations, geographical maps; 12° Plans, sketches and plastic works relating to geography, topography, architecture and science; 1…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Special provisions relating to the digital exploitation of unavailable books

Article L134-4

…t in the first paragraph of this II, is without prejudice to the application of the articles L. 132-12 and L. 132-17.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Prohibited activities, checks and investigations

Article L232-17

…hall be subject to the administrative sanctions provided for in articles L. 232-21-1 to L. 232-23-3-12. Under penalty of the annulment of results provided for in 3° of II of article L. 232-23-5, parti…

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