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Showing 24212430 of 44169 articles for Art. 4 Oct 1996 — RJDA 3/97 n° 431

French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Merchant accounting

Article A123-80-4

…he case of cessation of activity, any amending declaration relating to the information in 1°, 3° or 4° of article A. 123-80-3 will result in the issue of a new card, after the card that has become obs…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Resources and expenditure of the social and economic committee

Article R2312-49

…sement by the employer of insurance premiums payable by the committee to cover its civil liability; 4° Voluntary contributions by employees of the company, for which the committee may determine the co…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Approval, implementation and control of the statement of estimated revenue and expenditure.

Article R6145-40

…an amending decision when : 1° One of the titles or chapters on the list mentioned in article R. 6145-14 is insufficiently funded; 2° Expenditure incurred on an account that may not have been allocat…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Information

Article R4425-4

…resources; 2° The number of workers exposed; 3° The name and address of the occupational physician; 4° The name of the person who, where applicable, is entrusted by the employer, and under his respons…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Procedures for implementing genetic characteristic tests and identifications by genetic fingerprinting and informing next of kin

Article L1131-4

…n biological samples for genetic research purposes, are governed by the provisions of articles L. 1243-3 and L. 1243-4.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Definition of operations for providing customers or managing means of payment

Article L311-4

The activities mentioned in 2° to 7° of III of article L. 314-1 are not considered to be the provision or management of means of payment.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 3 : Commission for aid to the production of short-lived audiovisual works

Article 411-96

The Short-Term Audiovisual Production Grants Committee is made up of five members appointed for a renewable term of one year.For each session, the Committee appoints a chairperson from among its membe…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter III: Residence permits for family reasons

Article R423-4

An application for a residence permit under article L. 423-16 is equivalent to an application for renewal of the residence permit previously acquired when it is submitted after three years of uninterr…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: The right to support for young people towards employment and independence

Article L5131-4

…ied during a diagnosis. This pathway is implemented by the organisations mentioned in article L. 5314-1. However, by way of derogation, another organisation may be designated by the State representati…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Reducing human exposure to gamma radiation from construction materials in buildings

Article R1333-41

…struction products containing natural materials or industrial residues mentioned in article R. 1333-40 indicate an activity concentration index (I) in the documents providing the characteristics of th…

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