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Showing 13611370 of 51836 articles for Art. s. L 623-19 to L 623-21

French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Lists of candidates and individual applications

Article R1441-21

The representative of a list checks and certifies that this list meets the conditions laid down in articles L. 1441-18 to L. 1441-20. The individual candidacy declarations of each candidate on the lis…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 4: Conditions under which the purchaser may reject the subcontractor proposed by the contractor

Article R2393-21

For the purposes of Article L. 2393-8, the capabilities of subcontractors are assessed in particular with regard to the security of information, the security of supplies or the ability to perform the…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 4: National guide-interpreter diploma.

Article D221-21

The following are authorised to submit an application with a view to taking the admission tests 1° Holders of a national or state diploma certifying two years' study after the baccalauréat in one of t…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter IV: Group action

Article 849-21

Substitution in the rights of the defaulting claimant shall be made by way of incidental application. Where the court grants a request for substitution of a defaulting claimant, it shall rule, upon re…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 3: Composition and operation of the artistic committee

Article R2172-19

For projects located outside France, the artistic committee mentioned in article R. 2172-9 is made up of the following members: 1° The project owner or his representative, who chairs the committee; 2°…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Implementation by application of an agreement

Article R5212-19

I.-If the expenditure incurred for the duration of the programme is less than the total amount of the contributions, excluding the amount of expenditure deducted under article L. 5212-11, the employer…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Mutual and cooperative banks.

Article R512-19

The Crédit Mutuel network comprises the Confédération Nationale du Crédit Mutuel and the caisses de Crédit Mutuel, made up of local caisses and the departmental and interdepartmental caisses referred…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter III: MEASURES APPLICABLE TO FOREIGNERS ASSIGNED TO RESIDENCE

Article R733-21

The administrative authority competent to require a foreign national to comply with the declaration and presentation obligations set out in article L. 733-16 is the département prefect and, in Paris,…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Litigation

Article R7343-19

The decision of the judicial tribunal is notified without delay and within three days at the latest by the court registry to the applicant and the interested parties by registered letter with acknowle…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Police measures and penalties specific to bodies governed by the Insurance Code, the Mutual Insurance Code and the Social Security Code

Article R310-19

When the Autorité de contrôle decides, pursuant toArticle L. 612-33 of the Monetary and Financial Code, to initiate the procedure for the compulsory transfer of an undertaking's portfolio of contracts…

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