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Showing 30313040 of 3783 articles for Art. 1729 · CE 28 July 2011 n° 313279

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 4: Endowments, grants and miscellaneous funds.

Article D2573-59

…apter V of Title III of Book III of Part Two mentioned in the left-hand column of the tables reproduced below are applicable in French Polynesia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of t…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Consultation with the social partners with a view to registering higher education diplomas awarded on behalf of the State

Article D6113-27

…ofessional Qualifications under I of article L. 6113-5 are subject to prior consultation in accordance with I of article L. 6113-3 in the following manner:1° National diplomas, diplomas conferring a u…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 17: Recovery methods

Article R412-33

The enforcement measures provided for in Article L. 412-1 : 1° Les dispositions des articles 1er, 2, des paragraphes 1 à 3, de l'article 9, de l'article 10, de l'article 11 des paragraphes 1 et 2 de l…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Redundancies for economic reasons.

Article L321-13

…contract of an employee of an age determined by decree giving entitlement to payment of the insurance allowance provided for in article L. 351-3 entails the obligation for the employer to pay to the…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter V: Special provisions relating to certain uses of orphan works

Article L135-3

…le L. 113-10, in the Member State of the European Union where the first publication or, in the absence thereof, the first broadcast of the work took place. These searches include consultation of the a…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Voluntary appearance and summons

Article 390-1

…lic prosecutor and within the time limits laid down by article 552, either by a court clerk, an officer or agent of the judicial police, an investigation assistant acting under the control of the offi…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter III: Support for projects

Article 633-5

…mount of aid granted to carry out a project complies, depending on the nature of the expenditure concerned, with the intensity rates provided for in Article 17(6), Article 18(2), Article 19(3), Articl…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Dissolution and transformation.

Article L5215-42

…gs together, deciding by a vote of at least two thirds of the municipal councils of the communes concerned representing more than half of the total population of these communes, or at least half of th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Radon management in establishments open to the public

Article R1333-34

…application of article L. 1333-22, when at least one radon volumetric activity measurement result exceeds the reference level set in article R. 1333-28 , the owner or, where applicable, the operator m…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Fate of preserved gametes and germ tissue

Article R2141-20

…tten consent to gamete donation referred to in articles R. 2141-17, R. 2141-18 and R. 2141-19 is preceded by at least one interview with the multidisciplinary clinical-biological medical team referred…

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