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Showing 25112520 of 4965 articles for Art. 16 July 1992

French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Definitions and classification principles

Article R4411-6

…set out in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Cooperation agreements and secondments

Article R5132-18

…ollowing conditions must be met: 1° The threshold stipulated in 1° of the aforementioned article is 16 hours; 2° The total duration stipulated in 2° of the same article is 480 hours.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: TEMPORARY PROTECTION

Article L581-6

…to join him/her on the basis of the provisions of Article 15 of Council Directive 2001/55/EC of 20 July 2001 shall automatically receive a temporary residence document of the same type as that held b…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: TEMPORARY PROTECTION

Article L581-1

…sons benefiting from temporary protection instituted pursuant to Council Directive 2001/55/EC of 20 July 2001 on minimum standards for giving temporary protection in the event of a mass influx of disp…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title I: Procedural rules applicable to crimes against humanity and war crimes

Article 627

For the application of the Statute of the International Criminal Court signed on 18 July 1998, France shall participate in the prosecution of offences and cooperate with that Court under the condition…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Status of members, agents and employees of the agency

Article R232-22

…d and Sanctions Committee are reimbursed under the conditions laid down by Decree No. 2006-781 of 3 July 2006 setting the conditions and procedures for payment of expenses incurred by the temporary tr…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Technical and safety guarantees

Article A322-40

Subject to the provisions of article A. 322-41, operators of establishments existing on 6 July 1999 must comply with the provisions of article A. 322-20, the second paragraph of article A. 322-24, the…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Technical and safety guarantees

Article A322-41

The modification of an establishment existing on 6 July 1999, which is intended to affect all or part of the equipment provided for in articles A. 322-21, A. 322-23, A. 322-26, A. 322-28, A. 322-30, A…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Criminal provisions.

Article L4424-1

…the territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands in the wording resulting from Law no. 2019-774 of 24 July 2019 relating to the organisation and transformation of the healthcare system subject to the pr…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Paragraph 3: Accounting and financial transactions

Article R121-38

…h the approval of the accounting officer, under the conditions set out in Decree No. 2019-798 of 26 July 2019 on the revenue and imprest accounts of public bodies.

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