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Showing 19811990 of 3917 articles for Art. 31 January 2012

French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Composition of the Agency and Working Conditions Committee and procedures for electing and appointing its members

Article R1432-93

…ber of employees per college, showing the respective proportions of men and women, is assessed at 1 January of the year in which the staff representatives are elected. However, if in the last six mont…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Continuing vocational training for young people under the age of twenty-six (R).

Article R4332-4

…ew to enabling them to acquire a qualification, pursuant to II a of Article 82 of Law no. 83-8 of 7 January 1983 on the division of powers between the communes, départements, regions and the State, th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: General principles governing the operation of national professional councils

Article D4021-4-2

…a section or sub-section(s) of the National Universities Council governed by decree no. 92-70 of 16 January 1992, a representative of the section or sub-section(s) corresponding to the speciality may,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Sales and transfers of shares

Article R4381-63

…of Article 52 of Decree no. 78-704 of 3 July 1978 relating to the application of Law no. 78-9 of 4 January 1978 amending Title IX of Book III of the Civil Code. In the case provided for in the second…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Organisation

Article R6156-2

…st representative organisations of the establishments mentioned inarticle 2 of law no. 86-33 of 9th January 1986 on statutory provisions relating to the hospital civil service; 3° Three representative…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: National medical biology commission

Article R6213-20

…ests mentioned in 1° of article L. 6213-2 as well as in V of article 9 of order no. 2010-49 of 13th January 2010 relating to medical biology, the secretariat is provided by the national management cen…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
a: Share savings plan

Article 163 quinquies D

I. - The share savings plan is open and operates in accordance with articles L. 221-30, L. 221-31 and L. 221-32 of the Monetary and Financial Code and the share savings plan intended for the financing…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Jurisdiction and powers

Article L532-4

…es applications submitted to it by refugees covered by one of the measures provided for in articles 31, 32 and 33 of the Geneva Convention of 28 July 1951 relating to the status of refugees and issues…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Special provisions for certain investigative measures

Article 694-47

…agreement, the magistrate hearing the case may, without prejudice to the provisions of Article 694-31, refuse to execute the request.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General procedural rules

Article R331-28

…tion de la Communication Audiovisuelle et Numérique pursuant to Articles L. 137-4, L. 219-4 and L. 331-29 to L. 331-31, the Chairman may, on his own initiative or at the request of the parties, combin…

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