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Showing 24012410 of 3965 articles for Art. 17 avr. 1996

French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Administrative approval

Article R382-1

Articles R. 321-4, R. 321-4-1, R. 321-17, R. 321-18 and R. 321-22 apply to the authorisation of supplementary occupational pension funds.For the application of these provisions, the reference to artic…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Management

Article L6333-7

…mentioned in article L. 5214-1, the skills operators, the commissions mentioned in article L. 6323-17-6, the bodies mentioned in article L. 6332-9 and any other body involved in monitoring or managin…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Consultation of electors

Article R1112-18

…ation of voters is organised under the conditions provided for by the articles R. 1112-1 to R. 1112-17 applicable to local referendums, subject to the replacement of the last two paragraphs of article…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: "ORSAN" system

Article R3131-10-5

…le 23 of the same Regulation, the right to erasure and the right to object provided for in Articles 17 and 21 of the same Regulation do not apply to SIVIC processing.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Common provisions relating to electronic voting

Article R4125-23

…use of electronic voting via the Internet is organised within the framework laid down by Act no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978, as amended, relating to information technology, files and freedoms, and in com…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Commencement of employment, management, remuneration and benefits

Article R6153-18

…for health reasons may benefit, at the end of the leave mentioned in articles R. 6153-14 to R. 6153-17, from additional unpaid leave of a maximum duration of twelve months if it is recognised by the m…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Revenue from the investment section

Article L2573-44

…1-9, the reference: "2°" is replaced by the reference: "1°" and the dates: "1997" and: "1st January 1996" respectively by the dates: "2009" and "1st January 2008".VI. - For the application of article…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Mandatory prior mediation

Article R5312-47

…ng or taking over a business as provided for in II of article 136 of law no. 96-1181 of 30 December 1996 on the finances for 1997.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Obligation to declare

Article R5125-37-1

…mentioned in article L. 753-4 of the same code,Article 20-5 of Ordinance No. 96-1122 of 20 December 1996 relating to the improvement of public health, sickness, maternity, invalidity and death insuran…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title III: ASSIGNMENT OF RESIDENCE

Article L730-2

…nd 8° of article L. 731-3, articles L. 731-4, L. 731-5, L. 732-1 to L. 732-9 and L. 733-1 to L. 733-17 are applicable to foreign nationals whose situation is governed by Book II.

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