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Showing 22012210 of 47419 articles for Art. 201 3 bis · CE 5 January 1948 · CE 27 January 1986 · CAA Nantes 16 December 1992 · CE 8 December 1986

French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Form, content and transmission of the contract

Article L1254-16

The contract is sent to the employee no later than two working days after it is signed.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Urban solidarity and social cohesion grant.

Article L2334-16

Benefit from the allocation provided for in article L. 2334-15 :1° The first two-thirds of municipalities with 10,000 inhabitants or more, classified, each year, according to a synthetic index of reso…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: Deliberations

Article L7122-16

…eeting, to another member of the Assembly. A councillor to the Assembly of French Guiana may only receive one delegation.

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Data processing

Article R2122-16

The files compiled from the data mentioned in article R. 2122-12 are kept by the departments of the Minister for Labour for a period of one year after the close of the poll for which the files were co…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R1331-16

Failure to comply with the health and hygiene rules laid down in this section constitutes offences which are investigated and recorded in accordance with article L. 1312-1 and punished in accordance w…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Occupational physician

Article R4626-16

In the case of an autonomous occupational health and prevention service set up by agreement between several establishments, the time spent travelling is counted as part of the doctor's working time.

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Elections

Article R4441-16

Voting takes place at the headquarters of the body of the Association concerned or, failing that, at the National Council. The president of the body of the ordre or one of his representatives duly aut…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Regional commission for liberal professions

Article R6154-16

The members of the Regional Commission for Private Practice are appointed for three years by the Director General of the Regional Health Agency. If they lose the capacity in which they were appointed,…

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Review procedure

Article R1124-16

…sts for substantial changes provided for in Article 20 of the aforementioned European Regulation of 16 April 2014 shall be sent to the Minister responsible for health using the information system prov…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 4: Modification or release from house arrest with electronic surveillance

Article D32-16

In accordance with the provisions of articles 139 and 142-8, the investigating judge may, at any time during the investigation: 1° Impose one or more new obligations on the person placed under house a…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
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