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Showing 34513460 of 51993 articles for Art. CE 24-4-2019 n° 419912 confirming CAA Nancy 22-2-2018 n° 17NC00780

French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Use

Article R3262-4

Luncheon vouchers can only be used in restaurants and similar organisations or companies, as well as fruit and vegetable retailers, to pay for all or part of the cost of a meal.The meal may consist of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Deposit.

Article R3332-4

…ny savings plan referred to in articles L. 3332-7 and L. 3332-9 are filed, together with the appendices relating to the selection criteria and the list of investment instruments, on the tele-procedure…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Exemptions

Article D4154-4

The Regional Director for Business, Competition, Consumer Affairs, Labour and Employment, on receipt of an application for authorisation, will take a decision within one month of the date of presentat…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Procedure

Article R4162-4

…rred to in article L. 4162-2 are filed with the Direction régionale des entreprises, de la concurrence, de la consommation, du travail et de l'emploi, which informs the fund referred to in I.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: College

Article R3211-4

In urgent cases or for reasons relating to the organisation of the service, members of the College may take part in debates using telephone or audiovisual communication techniques, under conditions th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Procedure

Article R824-4

…e reasons that prevented or hindered the proper conduct of the investigation. The investigating officer may order any item to be preserved on site, regardless of the medium used. He shall record this…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Composition

Article R4134-4

…t participate in the collective life of the region.If one or more seats are not filled, in the absence of designation of the full members by the bodies concerned, they remain vacant.However, when the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Clearances

Article R4227-4

Establishments have clearances such as doors, corridors, passageways, staircases and ramps, distributed in such a way as to allow rapid evacuation of all occupants in conditions of maximum safety. The…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Ventilation.

Article R4534-44

…ilation system ensures a minimum air flow of twenty-five litres per second per man at the working face. The air introduced is taken far from any source of pollution.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Ventilation.

Article R4534-45

…tres of air per second per square metre of the largest section of the ventilated gallery are introduced at the working face by means of a mechanical ventilation system. The air introduced is taken far…

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