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Showing 17111720 of 3358 articles for Art. 20 févr. 2001

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Rules for use and hygiene applicable to collective water misting systems

Article R1335-18

…ith the conditions laid down by the order of the Minister for Health referred to in article R. 1335-20.

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Continuation of the business.

Article R622-18

Under the first paragraph of Article L. 622-20, the action of a creditor appointed as controller, in the collective interest of the creditors, is admissible only after formal notice has been given to…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Financing arrangements for funerals (R).

Article R2223-33

Financing arrangements for funerals referred to in 2° of article L. 2223-20 and offered by the régies, companies, associations and their establishments authorised in accordance with Article L. 2223-23…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Valuation of securities.

Article R3332-22

…ted market, their valuation is determined in accordance with the methods defined in article L. 3332-20, without prejudice to the specific legal provisions which set the conditions for determining the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Control of work permits

Article R5221-43

…d by the institution referred to in article L. 5312-1 or when he/she is in the case provided for in 20° of article R. 5221-2.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Seasonal workers

Article R5221-24

…g at least three months will, subject to compliance with the conditions set out in articles R. 5221-20 and R. 5221-21, be issued with a work permit for their first seasonal job in the form of a multi-…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Obligations of the guarantor

Article R7123-32

…that the modelling agency is in default, the holder of one of the claims defined in article R. 7123-20 may send the guarantor a request for payment by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Medical health centres.

Article D6124-419

…Nurses or nursery nurses may provide care for children under the age of three. Up to a maximum of 20% of this staff may be made up of nursery assistants.

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Common section

Article A212-121

Candidates who obtain an average of 10 out of 20 or more in all the tests defined in article A. 212-120 are offered final admission to the examination for the common part of the third-degree state dip…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Exceptional aid to help people return to work in 2021

Article 919-38

…onal framework scheme no. SA.59722 authorised by the European Commission by decisions of 9 December 2020, 20 May 2020 C (2020) 3460 and 25 May 2020, C (2020) 3532, on the basis of scheme no. SA.56985…

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