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Showing 48714880 of 6535 articles for Art. CA Rennes – 17 Dec. 2024 – no. 23/05277

French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Chairmen and vice-chairmen

Article D1423-72

…ON of industrial tribunals MAXIMUM NUMBER of compensable hours Councils with 40 councillors or less 17 hours per month Councils with more than 40 and less than 60 councillors 26 hours per month Counci…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Water and sanitation

Article R2224-11

Water entering a wastewater collection system must, except in the case of unusual situations, particularly those due to heavy rainfall, be subjected to treatment before being discharged into the natur…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Use for professional retraining projects

Article D4163-30-5

…of article L. 4163-7, the body mentioned in 1° of article R. 4163-1 pays France Compétences an allocation, the amount of which is defined in the light of forecast expenditure. This allocation may be…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Controlling epidemics and certain communicable diseases

Article R3821-13

…ers I bis, II, III and IV of Title III of Book I of this Part, in the wording resulting from Decree no. 2021-453 of 16 April 2021 postponing the end of the application of Decree no. 2020-610 of 22 May…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 8: The national information system common to the regional joint cross-industry committees

Article R6323-21-7

I.-The common national information system provided for in Article L. 6323-17-2 is implemented by France Compétences, which is responsible for its design, deployment, operation and maintenance. France…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Participation of private healthcare professionals in the work of public health institutions

Article R6146-20

In public health establishments authorised in application of the provisions of the second paragraph of article L. 6146-1 not to create centres of activity, the director of the establishment may, on th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Persons required to report to the public prosecutor

Article L561-1

Persons other than those referred to in Article L. 561-2 who, in the exercise of their profession, carry out, control or advise on transactions involving movements of capital, are required to report t…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Waiver - Forfeiture

Article R623-37

…Article L. 623-23 shall be given formal notice to put an end to this situation by means of a notification sent to him/her by the person in charge of the tasks falling within the remit of the national…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Examination of asylum applications by the French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons (OFPP)

Article R754-13

…the second paragraph of article R. 531-23.It will immediately send its decision to reject the application to the person in charge of the place of detention where the foreign national is being held, i…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Prudential control and resolution authority

Article L785-2

…apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, subject to the provisions of II and III, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table: Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting fromL.…

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