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Showing 21712180 of 60748 articles for Art. CE 11-5-2021 n° 440044 and 440045

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Revenue

Article L2573-56

The chapitre VII of Title III of Book III of Part Two shall apply to the communes of French Polynesia.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Operation of the agency committee

Article R1432-115-1

A health, safety and working conditions committee is set up within the agency and working conditions committee in application of the eighth paragraph of 1 of I of article L. 1432-11 in regional health…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Criminal penalties

Article L132-11-1

When the aggressive commercial practices mentioned in articles L. 121-6 and L. 121-7 have been followed by the conclusion of one or more contracts, the prison sentence provided for in Article L. 132-1…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Professional acts.

Article R4311-11-2

Nurses in training for the State diploma in operating theatres may take part in the acts and activities mentioned in article R. 4311-11-1 under the conditions defined therein, in the presence of a nur…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Preferential rights and guarantees for wage claims.

Article L143-11-7

The mandataire judiciaire shall draw up statements of claims as follows: 1. For the claims mentioned in articles L. 143-10, L. 143-11, L. 742-6 and L. 751-15, within ten days of the judgment opening t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 11: Termination of service.

Article R6152-630-5

…interview(s) provided for in article R. 6152-630-3 focus mainly on : 1° The reasons for the request and the principle of the contractual termination ; 2° Setting the date on which the contract will en…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: The Public Prosecutor's Office

Article R15-33-66-11

…provided for in the first paragraph of Article 38 of the Act of 6 January 1978 relating to data processing, files and freedoms does not apply to the processing provided for in this section.

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Provisions common to the various commercial companies.

Article L23-11-3

…mpanies mentioned in article L. 23-11-1 for all or part of the period between the date it is signed and the date of the sale of the shares in the company concerned and who are members of the company s…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Provision of digital content and services

Article L224-25-11

…5-10, the consumer may : 1° Notify the trader of the suspension of payment of all or part of the price until the trader performs, under the conditions of articles 1219 and 1220 of the Civil Code; 2° R…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Monitoring and control of posted workers

Article R1263-11-2

…of Article R. 1263-11-1, or if the posting declaration referred to in Article L. 1263-4-1 is not received, the Labour Inspectorate monitoring officer shall send the Regional Director for Business, Co…

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