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Showing 25712580 of 44213 articles for Art. CE 21-2-1979 n° 4896

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Childhood obesity prevention pathways-provisions common to health centres and nursing homes

Article D6323-25-2

The centres and health centres implement the childhood obesity prevention pathway, the check-ups and the procedures mentioned in article D. 6323-25-1 under conditions and procedures that comply with s…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Joint associations of local authorities, groups of local authorities and other legal entities governed by public law

Article L5843-2

…AS PROVIDED FOR IN L. 5721-1 law no. 96-142 of 21 February 1996 L. 5721-2 law no. 2019-1461 of 27 December 2019 L. 5721-2-1 law no. 2002-276 of 27 February 2002 L. 5721-3 law no. 96-142 of 21 February…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Additional designations

Article L1441-27

…4 relating to candidacy and challenges to appointments apply to additional appointments, with the exception of the provisions of articles L. 1441-19, L. 1441-20 and L. 1441-21.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 5: Changes to the basis of an application for divorce

Article 247

The spouses may, at any time during the proceedings: 1° Divorce by mutual consent by private-signature deed countersigned by lawyers, filed with a notary; 2° In the case provided for in 1° of Article…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
BOOK II: TERRITORIAL COLLECTIVITY OF MARTINIQUE

Article D72-100-2

…authority's sustainable development situation based on the assessments, documents and reports produced by the local authority on a voluntary basis or provided for by a legislative or regulatory text.…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Operation

Article LO6431-29

The representative of the State shall be heard by the territorial council at its request. He/she shall be provided with the agendas of the meetings as well as the documents sent to the territorial cou…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Rules of jurisdiction and procedure

Article D49-20

Without prejudice to the possibility of issuing a bring or arrest warrant in accordance with the provisions of Article 712-17, the sentence enforcement judge and court may issue a search note designed…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Tax base

Article 268

…id not give rise to a right to deduct value added tax, the taxable amount is made up of the difference between: 1° On the one hand, the price expressed and the charges added to it; 2° On the other han…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Help with professional integration

Article R5134-27

Employers who submit a new application for employability assistance must provide the authority responsible for allocating this assistance with the information required to draw up the report referred t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R6241-23

…an opinion from the bureau of the regional committee for employment, vocational training and guidance mentioned in article L. 6123-3.

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
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