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Showing 661670 of 35642 articles for Art. CE 16-3-2016 n° 385771

French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Provisions specific to the departments of Moselle, Bas-Rhin and Haut-Rhin.

Article L1234-16

The following are entitled to six weeks' notice1° Teachers and persons employed in private homes ;2° Commercial clerks mentioned in article L. 1226-24;3° Employees whose remuneration is fixed and who…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R7227-16

…juillet 2006 fixant les conditions et les modalités de règlement des frais occasionnés par les déplacements temporaires des personnels civils de l'Etat lorsqu'ils sont à la charge des budgets de l'Eta…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 6: Material resources

Article A322-163

…any obstacles in the vicinity of the landing area can be identified. This must be displayed in a place visible to all users; 2° A windsock or pennant indicating the wind; 3° A ground-to-air radio link…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Flight sessions

Article A322-166

…stream;2° For all types of activity, an instructor must be present in the air stream, at the entrance to the air stream or nearby to allow immediate intervention;3° An instructor must be present in t…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 5: Personal interview

Article R531-16

The French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons may decide to conduct the personal interview using an audiovisual means of communication in the following cases:1° When the appli…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
j: Contributions or premiums paid to people's pension savings plans or under certain compulsory or optional supplementary pension schemes or in respect of supplementary guarantees under pension savings plans.

Article 163 quinvicies

…ial Code under the additional guarantees provided for in 4° to 6° of article L. 142-3 of the Insurance Code. The a bis, a ter and b bis of 18° and 18° bis of the article 81, the second paragraph of 2°…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Organisation of the intervention.

Article R4543-16

…ed to in article R. 4543-15, the head of the company carrying out the work defines the operating procedures appropriate to the technology of the equipment and its environment. This organisation takes…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Mobile emergency and resuscitation unit

Article D6124-16

…means of land transport and liaison vehicles; 3° A secure room for storing supplies of medical devices and medicines for urgent needs in conditions appropriate for their conservation.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Amending entries

Article R521-16

Where the request for an amended registration relates to information concerning the debtor or the owner of the property when he is not the debtor and which is referred to in 2°, 3° and 4° of article R…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Procedure for awarding global contracts applicable to purchasers subject to Book IV

Article R2171-16

A jury is appointed by the purchaser, with the exception of the following cases:1° For design-build contracts awarded by contracting authorities in the cases listed in 1° to 3° and 5° of Article R. 21…

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