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Showing 16811690 of 28708 articles for Art. 25 May 1993

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Interventional radiology activities

Article R6123-165

The interventional radiology activity referred to in 21° of article R. 6122-25 includes all medical procedures for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes performed with medical imaging guidance and contro…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: The automated national criminal database for perpetrators of terrorist offences

Article R50-50

…nationality and residing abroad, who is unable to fulfil the obligations resulting from article 706-25-7 because of the absence of French representation in the foreign country where they reside or the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Aid for property investment and leasing granted to businesses

Article R1511-15

The amount of rental aid may not exceed a percentage of the amount of rent corresponding to the market value of the rented property within the limit, depending on the zone in which the rented property…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Financial provisions

Article R4031-40

…implementation of the annual work programme. This fraction is determined by the union assembly and may not be less than 30% or more than 80% of the union's annual budget. Within the regional union of…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Regulatory part

Article Annexe 1

…vier 1994, approuvée par la loi n° 96-248 du 26 mars 1996 and published by the décret n° 96-1033 du 25 novembre 1996;5° Conventions between the Government of the French Republic and the Government of…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter IX: Parental authority

Article 1210-11

…e exercise of parental authority, pursuant to Article 29(3) of Council Regulation (EU) 2019/1111 of 25 June 2019 concerning jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in matrimonial…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Agreements relating to unemployment insurance.

Article L5422-20

…section, 5° of article L. 5422-9, articles L. 5422-10, L. 5422-14 to L. 5422-16 and article L. 5422-25, are the subject of agreements concluded between representative employers' and employees' organis…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book V: Enforcement procedures.

Article R57-10

…ment judge in application of the provisions of articles 138 and 723-7 of this code and articles 132-25 and 132-26 of the Criminal Code shall be carried out under the conditions laid down by the provis…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Criminal provisions

Article R3124-10

Failure to pay a 25% increase in salary for each hour of overtime worked in excess of one tenth of the duration stipulated in the contract, in breach of the provisions of articles L. 3123-21 and L. 31…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Purpose and terms of allocation

Article 919-111

…e achieved a turnover resulting from the sale of cinematographic works abroad representing at least 25% of their total turnover for each of the years 2019, 2020 and 2021;6° Have suffered, in 2021, a l…

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