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Showing 20212030 of 19380 articles for Art. n° 21-11.169 + Cass. 3e civ.

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter V: Issuance of Bulletin No. 2 of the Criminal Record

Article R81

…f the information provided for in Article 769 is reproduced on bulletin no. 2. If not, the bulletin n° 2 is marked "nil". If the request for bulletin no. 2 comes from the central authority of a Member…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Household and other waste

Article R2224-25

…s or groups of communes where campsites, caravan parks or reception areas within the meaning of loi n° 2000-614 du 5 juillet 2000 relative à l'accueil et à l'habitat des gens du voyage, la collecte de…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Green Spaces Agency.

Article R4413-8

…ravel and subsistence allowances calculated in accordance with the conditions set out in the décret n° 2006-781 du 3 juillet 2006 fixant les conditions et les modalités de règlement des frais occasion…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions.

Article D5211-5

…his same article L. 5211-13. Transport costs are covered under the conditions defined by the décret n° 2006-781 du 3 juillet 2006 fixant les conditions et les modalités de règlement des frais occasion…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1 : Examination for admission to the probationary period, probationary period and examination to qualify as a court-appointed administrator

Article A811-22

Par application des dispositions du titre III du décret n° 56-585 du 12 juin 1956 portant fixation du système général de rétribution des agents de l'Etat ou des personnels non fonctionnaires assurant,…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Technical and accounting rules.

Article A441-4

I. - The calculations of the theoretical mathematical provision referred to in Article R. 441-21 and the distribution of rights referred to in Article R. 441-27 are carried out using the mortality tab…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER VI : Provision of mobile radio network infrastructure

Article R1426-1

The amount of rent payable by operators holding a frequency use authorisation to local authorities or their groupings for the provision of infrastructure intended to support mobile telecommunications…

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French Civil Aviation CodeIn force
CHAPTER III: AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL.

Article L133-3

When the exercise of activities or the operation of aircraft, products or equipment mentioned in articles…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: General obligation to provide pre-contractual information

Article D111-13

Without prejudice to the information obligations set out in articles L. 221-5 and L. 222-5 applicable to distance sellers of products and services, any person carrying out the activity mentioned in th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Shareholder default.

Article R228-24

For the application of Article L. 228-27, the defaulting shareholder is given formal notice by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt.The sale of shares not admitted to trading on a regulat…

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