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Showing 68716880 of 59993 articles for Art. 1-3-1995

French Commercial codeIn force
Section 7: Offences relating to public limited companies with a management board and a supervisory board

Article L242-30

The penalties provided for by articles L. 242-1 to L. 242-24 for chairmen, general managers and directors of public limited companies are applicable, according to their respective attributions, to mem…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Budgets and accounts

Article L3661-3

The allocation of grants is decided separately from the budget vote. However, for grants for which there are no conditions of award, the Lyon Metropolitan Council may decide:1° To individualise the ap…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Specific information and training obligations.

Article L4154-3

The employer's inexcusable fault provided for in article L. 452-1 of the Social Security Code is presumed to have been established in the case of employees with a fixed-term employment contract, tempo…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Conditions for exercising warning and withdrawal rights.

Article L4132-3

In the event of disagreement as to the reality of the danger or the way to put an end to it, in particular by stopping the work, the machine or the installation, the social and economic committee is c…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 9: Special provisions applicable to magnetic resonance imaging equipment intended for patient care in the health sector or for research in this field, governing the exceeding of exposure limit values relating to effects on health

Article R4453-33

I. - The Regional Director of Companies, Competition, Consumer Affairs, Labour and Employment, upon receipt of an application for authorisation, will take a decision within two months, following an in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single chapter: Administrative penalties

Article R6241-3

For the offences mentioned in 4°, 9° and 11° of Article L. 6241-1, the Director General of the Regional Health Agency may order the immediate suspension of the right to practise of the medical biologi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Administrative fines.

Article L1264-3

The administrative fine referred to in articles L. 1264-1 and L. 1264-2 is imposed by the competent administrative authority, after it has been observed by one of the labour inspection officers referr…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Compulsory expenditure

Article L2321-3

A Conseil d'Etat decree defines the terms and conditions for the application of 27°, 28° and 29° of article L. 2321-2; in particular, it defines the fixed assets that are subject to the depreciation o…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section IV: Commissions and acquisition costs to be amortised.

Article R332-35

The amount of the difference between the mathematical provisions recorded in the balance sheet in accordance with Article L. 343-1 and the amount of mathematical provisions that would be recorded if a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Specific provisions for public transport companies and commercial vehicle hire companies.

Article D144-3

When the entry into force of the management lease contract is subject to an administrative decision by virtue of legislative and regulatory texts relating to the coordination of transport, the two-wee…

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