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Showing 66516660 of 11432 articles for Art. CE 17-10-1990 n° 56991

French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Ventilation and sanitation of work premises.

Article R4722-1

The labour inspection officer referred to in article L. 8112-1 may ask the employer to have an accredited body or, in the absence of an accredited body, a body designated by order of the ministers res…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 6: Management of psychiatric emergencies

Article D6124-26-7

…care establishment includes at least, depending on the case : 1° A nurse with professional experience in a psychiatric facility ; 2° A nurse belonging to an establishment mentioned in 1° of article L…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Provisions applicable to neighbourhood noise

Article R1336-7

Overall emergence in a given location is defined as the difference between the ambient noise level, including the particular noise in question, and the residual noise level, made up of all the usual o…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Special case of payment instruments with personalised security data

Article L133-19

…or to payment;- loss due to the acts or omissions of an employee, agent or branch of a payment service provider or of an entity to which its activities have been outsourced.II. - The payer is not liab…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Establishment of electoral rolls.

Article R713-1

I.-The members of the local chambers of commerce and industry and the departmental chambers of commerce and industry of Ile-de-France are elected under the same conditions as the members of the territ…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Tasks

Article D6323-20-4

…Article L. 5422-1 ; 3° Informing the public about the bodies providing professional development advice and monitoring the implementation of professional development advice in the region, as provided f…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Financial provisions (R).

Article R5211-14

…udget of the public establishment of inter-municipal cooperation, taking into account the voting procedures adopted by the deliberative assembly and the provisions below. The budget of the public esta…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and allowances

Article 1456

…by persons defined in 1 quinquies of article 207 of this code and holders of cooperative investment certificates, with the exception of those in which the majority of the capital is held by another co…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 4: Recovery and control

Article L115-23

In the event of non-payment of taxes or contributions by the legal due date, the accounting officer of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée will notify the taxpayer of a notice of assess…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Disciplinary procedure

Article R241-16-3

When the administrative composition procedure is terminated in accordance with Article R. 232-89-1, the statement of objections is forwarded to the chairman of the Enforcement Committee. Articles R. 2…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
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