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Showing 701710 of 4925 articles for Art. 42 – Vienna Convention

French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Content of the framework document

Article R5422-10

The framework document referred to in Article L. 5422-20-1 includes: 1° Financial trajectory objectives, expressed in accordance with national accounting conventions; 2° The timeframe within which neg…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Provisions applicable to sub-contracts that do not have the nature of sub-contracts

Article R2393-43

…h acknowledgement of receipt, a declaration containing the information mentioned in article R. 2393-42. The acceptance of the sub-contractor is recorded by a written decision of the purchaser.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Rules specific to contracts with a particular purpose

Article D224-59

In application of Article L. 224-42-3, providers of Internet access services or publicly accessible interpersonal communications services who subject the provision of these services to certain conditi…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Rules specific to contracts with a particular purpose

Article D224-49

…ons are also applicable to medical devices with certificates issued in accordance with Directive 93/42/EEC concerning medical devices, which may be placed on the French market until 26 May 2024, pursu…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Public health establishments, public medico-social establishments, health cooperation groups, social and medico-social cooperation groups with legal personality under public law and army hospitals

Article R5126-48

…results from the appointment of the pharmacist to one of the positions mentioned in article R. 5126-42.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 8: Permanence of care in health care institutions

Article R6111-45

Following the call for candidates mentioned in article R. 6111-42, the Director General of the Regional Health Agency shall designate one or more health establishments to be responsible for providing…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Obstetrics, neonatology and neonatal resuscitation

Article R6123-45

…atal intensive care unit provides the supervision and specialised care mentioned in article R. 6123-42 every day of the year, 24 hours a day, whether or not newborn babies are born in the establishmen…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Control of work permits

Article R5221-43

The provisions of articles R. 5221-41 and R. 5221-42 do not apply when the foreign national provides the employer with proof of registration on the jobseekers' list issued by the institution referred…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter VII: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN THE FRENCH AUSTRALIAN AND ANTARCTIC TERRITORIES

Article L367-1

…Lands, any foreigner must be in possession of the documents and visas required by the international conventions and regulations in force. Where a visa is required, it shall be issued with the agreemen…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Resignation.

Article L1237-1

…r by collective labour agreement.In the absence of legal provisions, collective labour agreement or convention relating to notice, its existence and duration are determined by local and professional p…

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