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Showing 46714680 of 46132 articles for Art. 7 December 2000 · Cass. 1re civ. 3 July 2001

French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Nature of activities

Article R2312-35

…ns, such as canteens, consumer cooperatives, housing, allotment gardens, crèches and holiday camps; 3° Social and cultural activities aimed at using leisure time and organising sports; 4° Institutions…

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French Customs CodeIn force
A. - Limitation period against debtors.

Article 352

…f rents and claims for the return of goods, with the exception of claims made pursuant to Articles 236 to 239 of the Community Customs Code, shall be submitted to the administration within the time li…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
APPENDICES TO PART ONE

Article Annexe 13-7

…intended to intentionally cause risks or inconveniences for the interests mentioned in article L. 1333-7.Activation: a process by which a stable nuclide is transformed into a radionuclide by irradiat…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: Parental authority over the person of the child

Article 371-3

The child may not, without the permission of the father and mother, leave the family home and may only be removed from it in cases of necessity as determined by law.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 8: Common provisions

Article 706-105-1

…Public Prosecutor may, for investigation or inquiry proceedings falling within the scope of Article 706-72-1, communicate to the State services mentioned in second paragraph of article L. 2321-2 of th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Provisions specific to entry 5: "intensive vascular neurology care".

Article D6124-30-3

…assistant for every four open beds and, at night, one nursing assistant for every eight open beds; 3° A masseur-physiotherapist; 4° A speech therapist; 5° Where necessary, a psychologist, a social wo…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Deposit and seizure

Article L512-33-1

Where the regulations provide for a procedure involving the sampling of one unit of a model and then, in the event of non-compliance, additional units of the same model, these additional units may be…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 7: Transformation and merger.

Article L5211-41-3

…cooperation whose merger is envisaged;2° Or on the initiative of the representative(s) of the State;3° Or on the initiative of the departmental commission(s) for inter-communal cooperation.The decree…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 7: Withdrawal of communes

Article L5842-30-1

The provisions of Section 7 of Chapter VI of Title I of Book II of Part Five mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in French Polynesia, in the wording indicated in the right…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: Care of prisoners

Article R6111-40-3

Prisoners admitted to hospital are considered as continuing to serve their sentence or, in the case of remand prisoners, as being remanded in custody.

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
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