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Showing 60716080 of 11432 articles for Art. CE 17-10-1990 n° 56991

French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Leave of absence and maternity leave.

Article L1225-20

Where childbirth occurs before the presumed date, maternity leave may be extended until the end of the sixteen, twenty-six, thirty-four or forty-six weeks of suspension of contract to which the employ…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Profession of pharmacist

Article L4412-3-1

…e, the words: "subject to the provisions of article L. 138-9 of the Social Security Code," are replaced by the words: "subject to discounts, rebates and similar commercial or financial advantages of a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Intermediary associations.

Article L5132-13

Employees of intermediary associations are entitled to continuing vocational training: 1° Either on the employer's initiative, as part of the association's training plan or work-linked training scheme…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Property and property investment by public health institutions

Article L6148-4

…of 17 June 2004, respect the objectives of the regional or inter-regional health plan when they concern the missions provided for in article L. 6111-1.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Execution of measures

Article R15-33-55-8

…udes the therapeutic injunction provided for in 17° of article 41-2, this is carried out in accordance with the provisions of code de la santé publique, in particular the articles L. 3413-1 to L. 3413…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Exposure to asbestos in buildings.

Article R1337-3

Failure by the owners of the buildings mentioned in article R. 1334-14 to comply with one of the obligations defined in the first paragraph of article R. 1334-16, articles R. 1334-17 to R. 1334-19 and…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 4: Entombment and closure of the coffin (R).

Article R2213-20

…f known, the year of birth, the first name, surname and, if applicable, the customary name of the deceased.After completion of the formalities prescribed in the articles 78,79 and 80 of the Civil Code…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Auctions.

Article D514-20

…are made exclusively in cash and in euros. Judicial auctioneers, or other public or ministerial officers entrusted with sales under the conditions set out in article D. 514-17, are liable to the insti…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Technical requirements during building and civil engineering works.

Article R4535-1

…tly on a building or civil engineering site are subject to the provisions of Chapter IV, with the exception of those relating to general hygiene measures, provided for in section 16, and to temporary…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Shareholders' meetings.

Article L225-122

…8, the voting rights attached to capital shares or dividend-right shares are proportional to the percentage of capital they represent and each share gives the right to at least one vote. Any clause to…

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