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Showing 22712280 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 Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Conditions for authorising laboratories

Article R1131-16

…ewal of authorisation are applied, the application is submitted as provided for in Article R. 6122-28. In this case, the authorisation holder sends a copy of this application to the Director General o…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Employee information.

Article D3323-16

…ofit-sharing reserve for the past financial year;2° The amount of rights allocated to the person concerned;3° The deduction made in respect of the general social contribution and the contribution to t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Provisions relating to certain overseas collectivities

Article R3131-16

For the application of this chapter in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon: 1° Articles R. 3131-4 to R. 3131-9 do not apply ; 2° II of article R. 3131-10 is replaced by the following provisions: "II.-The ORSAN p…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Administrative penalties

Article L232-23-3-5

The duration of the period of Ineligibility referred to in 2° of I of article L. 232-23 for a breach of article L. 232-9-3 is two years. This period may be reduced by up to half, depending on the degr…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Discipline.

Article L811-16

…dministrator, outside the mission entrusted to him, by virtue of the second paragraph of article L. 811-2 or the second paragraph of Article L. 811-8 if he is not registered on the list of court-appoi…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Spouse and child of a foreign national holding long-term resident status - EU in another Member State of the European Union

Article L426-16

The conditions for the application of this section are specified by decree in the Conseil d'Etat.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Supplementary provisions

Article R3121-16

…ployer who does not come under a sector covered by one of the decisions provided for in articles R. 3121-13 and R. 3121-14 may, in order to deal with exceptional situations specific to his company, re…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Freedom to provide services

Article R4341-16

The provisions of articles R. 4331-12 to R. 4331-15 are applicable to the provision of services by speech and language therapists whose declaration is required under article L. 4341-7.

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: Ordinary procedure.

Article 884

…t or represent the parties are:-a lawyer;-a bailiff;-a member of their family;-as stated in article 83 of law no. 90-85 of 23 January 1990, their cohabiting partner or the person with whom they have e…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Scope of collective bargaining

Article L3122-16

Pursuant to Article L. 3122-5, an agreement or an extended collective labour agreement may set the minimum number of hours to qualify as a night worker over a reference period.

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