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Showing 21012110 of 65739 articles for Art. 384 and Cass. 1ère civ. 6-3-2013 n° 11-26.728 FS-PBI

French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Toilet cubicles

Article R4228-11

…to stay. They are arranged in such a way as to be odourless. They are equipped with a toilet flush and toilet paper.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Emergency medical care authorisation

Article R6123-11

…s of this section do not apply to health establishments providing permanent care for pregnant women and new-born babies.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: House arrest with electronic surveillance

Article 142-11

Home detention with electronic monitoring is treated in the same way as pre-trial detention for the purposes of counting its full duration against that of a custodial sentence, in accordance with Arti…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Paragraph 2: Ordinary procedure

Article R121-11

Unless otherwise provided, the application shall be made by summons at the first useful hearing of the enforcement judge. The summons shall contain, on pain of nullity, a reproduction of the provision…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IIIa: Dental assistants

Article L4393-11

By way of derogation from articles L. 4393-9 and L. 4393-10, the competent authority may individually authorise dental surgery students who have obtained a sufficient level of knowledge to work as den…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Provisions specific to contracts with a particular purpose

Article R242-11

…class offences: 1° Failure to notify the consumer of any proposed changes to the contractual terms and conditions for the supply of electricity or natural gas in accordance with the provisions of Art…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section IX: Miscellaneous provisions

Article 1133 ter

…20 of this code, capital payments made pursuant to article 274, the second paragraph of article 276 and the articles, 278 and 279-1 of the Civil Code and which are not subject to the provisions of Art…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Terms and conditions of office

Article L6434-11

Honorary membership is conferred by the representative of the State on former territorial councillors of the local authority who have held their elected office for at least fifteen years. Honorary mem…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Creation of a new commune and merged communes

Article R2113-11

…registry. Failing to give a ruling within this period, the administrative court shall be dismissed and the application shall be referred ex officio to the Council of State. The provisions of Article…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Security protocol.

Article R4515-11

Heads of host and transport companies shall keep a copy of each safety protocol, dated and signed, at the disposal of: 1° the social and economic committees of the companies concerned; 2° the labour i…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
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