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Showing 28612870 of 44169 articles for Art. 4 Oct 1996 — RJDA 3/97 n° 431

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Kindergartens

Article R2324-47

I.-The kindergartens mentioned in 2° of article R. 2324-17 take in children aged eighteen months and over with a view to promoting their socialisation and development and facilitating the transition t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VI: Protection of sole traders

Article A526-4

…ntrepreneur and the amounts of the claims secured by them; 3° The overall value of the liabilities; 4° A list of the assets of the estate subject to a security interest and, for each of the assets con…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
BOOK VII: SPECIAL PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO MAYOTTE

Article L1711-4

I. - Articles L. 1424-1 to L. 1424-13, L. 1424-17 to L. 1424-19, L. 1424-22, L. 1424-24 to L. 1424-44, L. 1424-46 et L. 1424-48 to L. 1424-50 shall apply in Mayotte from 1 January 2014, subject to the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Explosion prevention

Article R4227-49

…ppropriate technical means are used; 3° Workers are provided with training in explosion protection; 4° Workers are provided, where necessary, with work clothing suitable for protection against the ris…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Institutional medical conference

Article R6164-4

…uled admissions; 3° Evaluation, where appropriate, of the implementation of palliative care policy; 4° The operation, where appropriate, of permanent care within the meaning of 1° of article L. 6112-1…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Cosmetic products.

Article L5431-4

…nditions set out in Article 121-2 of the French Penal Code, for the offences defined in Article L. 5431-2 shall be liable, in addition to a fine in accordance with the terms and conditions set out in…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Obligations relating to the fight against money laundering, the freezing of assets and prohibited lotteries and games

Article R775-38

…able: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from the decree R. 561-1 to R. 561-3-0 No 2018-284 of 18 April 2018 R. 561-4 and R. 561-5 No. 2020-118 of 12 February 2020 R. 561-5-1 n° 2021-387 of…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title III: STAY IN FRANCE

Article R234-4

…ence before the end of the uninterrupted five-year period of residence provided for in article L. 234-1 in the following cases:1° They reach the age stipulated by the legislative or regulatory provisi…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Provisions relating to the recognition and monitoring in France of convictions and probation decisions handed down by the competent authorities of other Member States of the European Union

Article 764-43

Where, as a result of new criminal proceedings brought against the person concerned in the sentencing State, the competent authority of that State requests that jurisdiction over the supervision of th…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Provisions relating to the recognition and monitoring in France of convictions and probation decisions handed down by the competent authorities of other Member States of the European Union

Article 764-42

Where the sentence is the subject in France or in the sentencing State of either an amnesty or a pardon or where this sentence is the subject of an annulment decided following a review procedure in th…

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