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Showing 15511560 of 3137 articles for Art. 18 févr. 1998

French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Public policy

Article L3122-7

…consecutive weeks, may not exceed forty hours, except in the cases provided for in Article L. 3122-18.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Compulsory licences in the interests of economic development

Article R613-31

The order provided for in Article L. 613-18 (paragraph 5) shall be notified to the owner of the patent, to the licensees and to the beneficiary of the licence applied for. It shall be entered automati…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Retail distribution.

Article L5424-1

Opening, operating or transferring a pharmacy without holding a licence pursuant to article L. 5125-18 or despite the suspension or withdrawal of the licence is punishable by one year's imprisonment a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Examination for admission to the traineeship.

Article R321-20

Those who meet the conditions set out in 1°, 2° and 3° of article R. 321-18 are eligible to sit the examination for admission to the training course mentioned in 4° of that article..

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 4: Procedures for the performance of judicial police duties by authorised tax officials

Article R15-33-29-17

The provisions of articles R. 15-33-18 and R. 15-33-20 to R. 15-33-23 are applicable to the exercise of judicial police missions by authorised tax agents.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 5: Provisions common to all sales.

Article R642-37

…dation or subsequently, grants the periods mentioned in the penultimate paragraph of Article L. 642-18, sets the occupancy indemnity payable by the debtor.

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Chapter 2: Provisions relating to Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon

Article L242-1

The following shall not apply in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon:-in Articles L. 211-18, L. 211-19 and L. 211-20, the words "or another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area".

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Enhanced medical surveillance.

Article R4626-27

…lowing are entitled to enhanced medical surveillance: 1° The employees mentioned in article R. 4624-18; 2° Employees reinstated after long-term leave or long-term sick leave.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 4: Crematoria (R).

Article R2223-103-1

I.-When 1° of II of article L. 2223-18-1-1, the crematorium operator shall pay the proceeds from the sale of metals recovered after cremation to one or more communes, which may only allocate the corre…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Authorisation procedure applicable to the termination or transfer of the contract.

Article R4623-20

…It shall be accompanied by the minutes of the meeting of the bodies referred to in article R. 4623-18. The request is sent within fifteen days of the decision of the bodies mentioned in article R. 46…

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