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Showing 20512060 of 4213 articles for Art. confirmed CE 21 Dec 2012 n° 353856

French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title V: ASYLUM AT THE BORDER

Article R351-3

…ithin the jurisdiction of another State, the foreign national will be interviewed by the French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons in accordance with the procedures laid down…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R531-15

The personal interview will be audio recorded.The person concerned will be informed at the start of the interview of how the audio recording will be carried out, in particular the procedures for ensur…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IIa: Measures aimed at eliminating pay differentials between women and men in the company and ensuring a balanced distribution of each sex among senior executives and members of management bodies

Article D1142-10

…alty referred to in Article L. 1142-10, he shall inform the employer, by any means which confirms receipt by the addressee, within a maximum period of two months from the date of transmission of the r…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Embryo research

Article R2151-7

Any decision by the Director General to authorise or refuse research and the opinion of the Steering Committee are forwarded simultaneously to the Ministers for Health and Research, who have a period…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1 : Cross-sectional imaging equipment used for diagnostic radiology purposes

Article D6124-229

…equipment to operate correctly, with premises suitable for the proper care of patients, in compliance with the rules of hygiene and asepsis, care safety and protection against ionising radiation. II.…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Cross-border recognition.

Article 509-2

Applications for recognition or declaration of enforceability, on the territory of the Republic, of foreign enforceable titles pursuant to:- Council Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 of 22 December 2000 on j…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Transfer of ownership

Article L211-17-1

I. - Once the order has been executed, the buyer and seller of the financial instruments referred to in I of Article L. 211-1 are definitively committed, the former to pay and the latter to deliver, o…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Responsibilities

Article R112-6

…e R. 112-4 are deemed to have been approved on expiry of a period of fifteen days following their receipt by the supervisory ministers under the conditions set out in article 176 of decree no. 2012-12…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to the implementation of a resolution measure

Article L613-56-2

…L. 613-57-1, the collège de résolution may release the financial instruments defined in Article L. 211-1, rights, assets or commitments of the person in question from any commitment or security when…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: PROVISIONS SPECIFIC TO NEW CALEDONIA

Article L752-15

…d column of the same table: Applicable articles In their wording resulting from L. 330-1 with the exception of 1° of I and L. 330-2 Law no. 2021-1308 of 8 October 2021 L. 330-3 Order no. 2009-866 of 1…

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