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Showing 141150 of 4656 articles for Art. 41 · CE 29 July 1983 n° 24158

French Public Health CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Approval procedures for bodies carrying out inspections

Article R3115-41

…expiry date of the authorisation under the conditions set out in article R. 3115-39 and in accordance with the procedures set out in article R. 3115-38.II. - The renewal application file consists of…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Powers of the public prosecutor

Article 41-3

The penal composition procedure is also applicable to contraventions. The duration of the deprivation of the driving licence or hunting licence may not exceed three months, the duration of unpaid work…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Professional non-trading companies

Article R422-29

In the case provided for in section 19, third paragraph, of the law of 29 November 1966, the price of the shares is determined, in the absence of agreement between the parties, in accordance with the…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Appeals to the Court of Appeal against decisions of the Director General of the National Institute of Industrial Property

Article R411-41

Subject to the provisions of Articles R. 411-29, R. 411-30 and R. 411-32, the president of the chamber to which the case is distributed shall set the time limits within which the parties to the procee…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Expenses

Article L4425-29

…es of the Corsican collectivity and the upkeep of its administrative buildings;2° Functional allowances, contributions to the general social security scheme, contributions to pension schemes, contribu…

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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

…ng natural materials or industrial residues mentioned in article R. 1333-40 indicate an activity concentration index (I) in the documents providing the characteristics of these products from 1st July…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : The Regional Economic and Social Council

Article D4134-29

Given the requirements of the public education service, the weekly service of staff belonging to teaching bodies or job categories who benefit from a credit of hours in accordance with Article L. 4134…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 412-4

…a specific work, this work must: 1° Not be a music video or a series episode; 2° Not have been produced as part of an initial or further training course; 3° Have obtained a cinematographic exhibition…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Paragraph 1: Common provisions

Article R421-41

The multi-annual residence permit bearing the words "salarié détaché ICT", "salarié détaché mobile ICT", "salarié détaché ICT (famille)" or "salarié détaché mobile ICT (famille)" provided for in artic…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 5: The Standing Conference on Women's Sport

Article D142-41

The members of the Standing Conference on Women's Sport are appointed by order of the Minister for Sport for a period of three years. They may be reappointed once. The provisions of article 74 of law…

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