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Showing 28212830 of 44169 articles for Art. 4 Oct 1996 — RJDA 3/97 n° 431

French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Book II: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO EUROPEAN UNION CITIZENS AND MEMBERS OF THEIR FAMILIES

Article L200-4

…is/her spouse;3° Dependent direct descendant of the citizen of the European Union or his/her spouse;4° Dependent direct ascendant of the citizen of the European Union or his/her spouse.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Joint associations of local authorities, groups of local authorities and other legal entities governed by public law

Article L5843-4

…the last sentence of the second paragraph is deleted.1° The words: "and those of Articles L. 3312-4, L. 3312-2 and L. 3341-1" are deleted;2° The last sentence of the second paragraph is deleted.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Powers of the advisory committees for the amicable settlement of disputes

Article R2197-4

…n when the contracts in question cover needs limited to the local committee's area of jurisdiction; 4° The other purchasers mentioned in articles L. 1211-1 and L. 1212-1, with the exception of those m…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Banking Inclusion Observatory, funds repayable from the public and dormant accounts

Article R753-4

…ing resulting from the decreeR. 312-9 and R. 312-10no. 2020-1565 of 10 December 2020R. 312-11No. 2014-737 of 30 June 2014R. 312-12n° 2020-1565 of 10 December 2020R. 312-13 to R. 312-17n° 2014-737 of 3…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Exemption authorisation for young people undergoing vocational training

Article R4153-45

…cations;3° A medical opinion stating that the young person is fit to carry out the work in question;4° the safety information and training provided to the young person under Articles L. 4141-1 to L. 4…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Family crèches

Article R2324-48

I.-The family crèches mentioned in 3° of II of article R. 2324-17 contribute to the provision of both occasional and regular childcare for young children, as well as to the development of the skills o…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: College of employees

Article R1441-4

…ctivities sections, the votes cast in accordance with the distribution table defined in article R. 1423-4 are taken into account, with the exception of the votes cast for the management section and th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Embryo research

Article R2151-4

…mbers of the couple or of the unmarried woman provided for in the last paragraph of Article L. 2131-4 and in Articles L. 2141-3 and L. 2141-4, are carried out, in the case of pre-implantation diagnosi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article L3121-42

In companies which have introduced a system for organising working time over a reference period longer than a week, employees are informed within a reasonable time of any change in the distribution of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article L3121-41

Where a system for organising working time is implemented over a reference period longer than a week, overtime is deducted at the end of this reference period. This reference period may not exceed thr…

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