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Showing 431440 of 20363 articles for Art. CE 18-5-1998 n° 179831

French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Management and information costs and costs relating to the tasks of skills operators

Article D6332-18

I.-The management, information and mission costs mentioned in article R. 6332-17 may not exceed a ceiling determined in the agreement on objectives and resources mentioned in article L. 6332-2. These…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Creation, extension and conversion.

Article R2324-18

…from the President of the Departmental Council of the Department in which the establishment or service for which the authorisation or opinion is requested is located. II.The application for authorisat…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Conditions for the departure from national territory of human body parts or products mentioned in Article R. 1245-1 when they do not have the authorisation mentioned in Article L. 1243-2

Article R1245-18

The Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé has a period of four months to evaluate the information provided. At the end of these maximum four months, when, in application…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions.

Article R712-18

…mary budget has not been approved by the supervisory authority, the chairman may, using as a reference the primary budget or the last amending budget approved by the supervisory authority for the prev…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Dotation départementale d'équipement des collèges (Departmental grant for secondary school facilities)

Article R3334-18

…onditions set out in the third paragraph of article L. 3334-16, the distribution is made in accordance with the terms below. The regional prefect chooses, from the list drawn up in application of IV o…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Prohibited activities, checks and investigations

Article L232-18-3

…horities mentioned in article L. 232-18-2, when they are assisting the French Anti-Doping Agency, except by court officers.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Contracts relating to liquefied petroleum gas

Article L224-18

…These contracts must specify at least the following information in a clear, detailed and easily accessible form: 1° The identity of the trader, his postal and electronic addresses, his telephone num…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Accounting and financial provisions

Article D1611-18

…possible termination;3° The powers of the mandating body;4° The conditions under which the funds necessary for the expenditure are made available to the mandating body ;5° Where the mandating body is…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Tasks

Article R4641-18

Placed under the authority of the Regional Prefect, the Regional Orientation Committee for Working Conditions: 1° Participates in the preparation and updating of regional diagnoses relating to working…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Guarantee fund for policyholders against the failure of life and health insurance companies.

Article R423-18

…aid by member companies, the financial income generated by these contributions, and all other resources of the fund, after deduction of its management costs. The amount of this provision is invested i…

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