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Showing 18011810 of 29557 articles for Art. 5 janv. 1983 + Cass. 3e civ.

French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Dimensions

Article R1331-57

…st category by the classification table provided for in articles L. 311-6, L. 321-1, L. 324-1, L. 325-1 and D. 312-3 of the Tourism Code, whether or not the accommodation is classified within the mean…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Aid for property investment and leasing granted to businesses

Article R1511-5

…groupings may, alone or jointly, grant, subject to the provisions of Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the internal market in a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Rules and procedures

Article R2225-5

Prior to setting the measures provided for in article R. 2225-4, a communal external fire defence scheme may be drawn up by the mayor.This scheme, drawn up in accordance with the departmental regulati…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Nature and representativeness of the association

Article R519-54

To be considered as representative within the meaning of I of article L. 519-13, a professional association must have paid-up members representing at least 10% of the total number of professionals sub…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Risk assessment

Article R4433-5

…ween noise and substances toxic to hearing of occupational origin and between noise and vibrations; 5° Any indirect impact on the health and safety of workers resulting from interactions between noise…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Operation of hospital foundations

Article R6141-58

…on of mortgages and loans as well as sureties and guarantees granted in the name of the Foundation; 5° Determines the number of staff authorised by category of personnel; 6° On the recommendation of t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Provisional profit and loss account for training schools and institutes.

Article R6145-59

…the capital and operating costs of the training schools and institutes referred to in articles L. 4151-9, L. 4244-1 and L. 4383-5 that it manages, accompanied by activity forecasts, proposals for tari…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Composition

Article R6156-54

…al copies under the signature of the same voter; 4° Envelopes that include several inner envelopes; 5° Inner envelopes that are not blank of any annotation. Votes corresponding to these envelopes are…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Classification.

Article D333-5

Classified leisure residential parks are operated exclusively as hotels. They fall into one of the categories designated by an increasing number of stars, according to the criteria set out in a classi…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Production approval

Article 211-53

When, for the production of an audiovisual work, a production company has received financial support for the production and preparation of audiovisual works, it may apply for production approval for t…

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