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Showing 49114920 of 5961 articles for Art. n° 14-22224 · CA Paris

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Leave

Article R6152-362

…with the exception of the pathologies mentioned in article R. 6152-39, on the list drawn up in application ofarticle 28 of decree no. 86-442 of 14 March 1986 relating to the appointment of approved do…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Appendices

Article Annexe de l'article R. 122-30

…OPOSALS FOR APPROPRIATE LICENCES ARE SUBMITTED TO MINISTERS I.-Minister responsible for national education -Centre national d'enseignement à distance (CNED) when it provides, on behalf of the State, a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Limited liability companies.

Article L223-30

…for amendments to the Articles of Association of limited liability companies formed after the publication of the loi n° 2005-882 du 2 août 2005 en faveur des petites et moyennes entreprises, the Gene…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions common to corporate officers of sociétés anonymes.

Article L225-95-1

…rticles L. 225-21, L. 225-77 and L. 225-94-1, the mandates of permanent representative of a venture capital company mentioned in Article 1er de la loi n° 85-695 du 11 juillet 1985 portant diverses dis…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Intervention procedures

Article L1523-5

Local authorities and their groupings may grant semi-public companies engaged in the construction or management of housing subsidies or advances intended for housing programmes, and their annexes, the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Regional and continuing vocational training funds.

Article L4332-1

The costs of vocational training are compensated in accordance with the procedure set out in Articles L. 1614-1, L. 1614-2 and L. 1614-3. A regional fund for continuing vocational training is created…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Powers

Article LO6314-6

…lic and private domains. The domain of the collectivity includes, in particular, property that is vacant and without a master, including securities, shares and cash deposits reached by prescription wi…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Scope of application

Article L224-1

…tricity or natural gas supplier, as well as to contracts taken out by a non-professional for electrical power equal to or less than 36 kilovoltamperes or for natural gas consumption of less than 30,00…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Prior possession of a long-stay visa

Article L412-4

When the diplomatic or consular authority has issued the long-stay visa provided for in 2° of article L. 411-1 conferring on its holder the rights attached to the multi-annual residence permit bearing…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Equity loans

Article L313-13

…y Articles L. 313-14 to L. 313-20. The provisions of this article are without prejudice to the application of the criminal provisions of Title IV of Book II of the French Commercial Code. The granting…

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