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Showing 49014910 of 37285 articles for Art. n° 20-20619 · Cass. com. 29 May 2024

French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter VI: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN NEW CALEDONIA

Article R366-4

…8° In article R. 313-4, the words: "on mainland France or in Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Mayotte and Reunion" are replaced by the words: "on the territory of New Caledonia". 9° Article R. 3…

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French Commercial codeIn force
APPENDIX 1-1 (APPENDIX TO ARTICLES A. 123-45, A. 123-47, A. 123-50, A. 134-2)

Article Annexe I

PERSONAL REGISTRATION APPLICATION1. Information relating to the person1.1. Identification of the person required to register.1.1.1. French nationals and nationals of an EU Member State.Copy of valid n…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5: Judicial measures to prevent recidivism in terrorism and rehabilitation

Article 706-25-16

…cts of terrorism, thereby hindering his or her rehabilitation, the Paris Sentence Enforcement Court may, at the request of the Anti-Terrorism Public Prosecutor, order, for the sole purpose of preventi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Housing finance companies

Article L513-32

…ly with the purpose defined in Article L. 513-28 and meet the conditions set out in Articles L. 513-29 and L. 513-30. In addition, for housing finance bonds for which the housing finance company wishe…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter IV: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN THE WALLIS AND FUTUNA ISLANDS

Article R594-2

…532-17R. 532-18 to R. 532-28R. 532-28-1 to R. 532-28-6decree no. 2021-274 of 11 March 2021 R. 532-29 to R. 532-58R. 532-67 to R. 532-72In Title IVR. 540-1R. 541-1 and R. 541-2In Title VIR. 560-1R. 5…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Placement and support for jobseekers.

Article L5312-12-1

…at fall within the remit of the Human Rights Defender in application of Organic Law No. 2011-333 of 29 March 2011 relating to the Human Rights Defender are forwarded to the latter. Referral to the Déf…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Operation of the company.

Article R743-101

…e company to fulfil the obligation to which it is bound pursuant to article 21 of law no. 66-879 of 29 November 1966 relating to professional non-trading companies, he shall notify his request by regi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Collective protection measures

Article R4451-18

…xposure, in particular by controlling access to areas defined under articles R. 4451-25 and R. 4451-29; 7° The maintenance of work equipment, including protection and alarm devices, carried out at a f…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Single chapter

Article L311-4

…by the publisher of a radio or television service or its distributor, within the meaning of the loi n° 86-1067 du 30 septembre 1986 relative à la liberté de communication, which provides to a natural…

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In force

Article Annexe 4-9

…ation ou à usage professionnel et instituant des allocations de logement;- in the article 15 of law n° 89-462 of 6 July 1989 tending to improve rental relations and amending law n° 86-1290 of 23 Decem…

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