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Showing 36313640 of 37285 articles for Art. n° 20-20619 · Cass. com. 29 May 2024

French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Authorisation

Article R4461-35

The authorisation referred to in 1° of Article R. 4461-29 issued by the competent administrative authority lapses if : 1° The training organisation has not provided any training in the twelve months f…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Concession contracts awarded without prior advertising or competitive tendering

Article R3121-6

Concession contracts may be concluded without prior advertising or competitive tendering in the following cases: 1° The concession contract may only be awarded to a specific economic operator for tech…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Data retention and penalties

Article L722-19

…f the activities punishable by the offences referred to in I of Article L. 561-15, customs officers may temporarily detain it in accordance with the procedures set out in the second, third and fourth…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Control and prohibition of collective water misting systems

Article R1335-22

…bservations.If there is no response or if the operator's observations are insufficient, the Prefect may, after consulting the Director General of the Regional Health Agency, prohibit the use of the co…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Court-ordered liquidation and compulsory compensation for damages

Article R623-28

The association representing consumers pursuant to the provisions of Article L. 623-20 is deemed to be a creditor within the meaning of articles L. 111-2 of the Code of Civil Enforcement Procedures fo…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: AIF marketing and pre-marketing procedures.

Article R214-32-4-1-2

For the purposes of this section, with the exception of articles R. 214-32-20 and R. 214-32-35, references to Member States, Member States of the European Union and the European Union shall be underst…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Dormant accounts

Article R312-21

The establishments mentioned in the first paragraph of I shall publish the information provided for in II of article L. 312-19 and in the fourth paragraph of I of article L. 312-20 in their annual rep…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Financing (R).

Article R4433-19

The grant allocated to the regions of Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique and Réunion comprises a first part equal to 80% of the amount of the grant intended to compensate for expenditure on studies…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter II: Award procedure and conditions

Article 442-4

The amount of the grant is set at €20,000.When the application is submitted by two authors, the amount of the grant is shared as agreed between them.The grant is paid in a single instalment at the tim…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Financial provisions.

Article L2512-28

…ion of articles L. 2334-4, L. 2334-5, L. 2336-2, L. 3334-6 and L. 3335-2 as well as article L. 5211-29, the share of property tax revenue on built-up properties taken into account for the City of Pari…

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