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Showing 29012910 of 4485 articles for Art. CA Paris 18 février 1994

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Creation of delegated communes within a new commune

Article L2113-13

…ce laws and regulations and receive from the mayor the delegations provided for in articles L. 2122-18 to L. 2122-20. The deputy mayor also performs the duties of deputy mayor of the new commune, with…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1 : Examination for admission to the probationary period, probationary period and examination to qualify as a court-appointed administrator

Article R811-22

…ional des administrateurs judiciaires et des mandataires judiciaires. Only persons holding a certificate of completion of training issued under the conditions set out in article R. 811-18 as well as p…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Use of work and personal protection equipment.

Article R4535-7

If they meet the qualification and competence criteria defined by articles R. 4323-24 and R. 4323-100, self-employed workers may carry out periodic inspections of work equipment and personal protectiv…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Mediation in the non-industrial and commercial public sector

Article D6274-1

…ormance or termination of the apprenticeship contract.The mediation provided for in article L. 6222-18 is carried out either by the mediator or by the local human resources department to which the app…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single chapter: Administrative penalties

Article R6241-3

…f the Regional Health Agency may order the immediate suspension of the right to practise of the medical biologist, the biologist in charge, the biologist with joint responsibility or the qualified spe…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1° sexies : Redynamising employment areas

Article 1383 H

…tax system decides otherwise under the conditions set out in I of article 1639 A bis, properties located in the employment areas defined in 3 bis of article 42 of law no. 95-115 of 4 February 1995 on…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1°f: Defence restructuring zones

Article 1383 I

…ed for in I of article 1639 A bis, exempt from property tax on built-up properties the properties located in the defence restructuring zones defined in 1° and 2° of 3 ter of the article 42 of law no.…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Treatment and cleaning products and processes

Article R1321-54

…of decree no. 73-138 of 12 February 1973 implementing the law of 1 August 1905 on fraud and falsification with regard to the processes and products used for cleaning materials and objects intended to…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Powers of the public prosecutor

Article 44-1

…rovisions of this article apply to contraventions of the same nature that the agents of the city of Paris responsible for a police service and the Paris surveillance agents are empowered to record by…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I ter: Departmental rental value commissions

Article 1650 B

…l values is set up, comprising two representatives of the tax authorities, ten representatives of local authorities and public establishments for inter-communal cooperation with their own tax status,…

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