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Showing 8190 of 14512 articles for Art. CE 25-7-1986 n° 41921

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Household and other waste

Article R2224-25

In communes or groups of communes where campsites, caravan parks or reception areas within the meaning of loi n° 2000-614 du 5 juillet 2000 relative à l'accueil et à l'habitat des gens du voyage, la c…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 7: Training of lenders and intermediaries

Article L314-25

…ndebtedness. The employer of these persons shall make available, for control purposes, the training certificate referred to in article L. 6353-1 du code du travail, established by one of the lenders w…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 7: Assembly and dismantling of lifts.

Article R4543-25

The provisions of this section apply to the assembly and dismantling of lifts, without prejudice to those of Title III of this book.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 7: Worker monitoring and individual health monitoring

Article R4452-25

A copy of the exposure sheet is given to the company doctor. It is made available to the Labour Inspectorate on request.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: Unused medicinal products for human use.

Article R4211-25

Producers or their eco-organisation may call upon wholesaler-distributors to supply pharmacies with the receptacles mentioned in article R. 4211-24, and to collect and transport these receptacles to t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: Involvement of midwives in vaccination policy

Article D4151-25

…stered. If this information is not recorded, it will issue the vaccinated person with a vaccination certificate containing this information. In the absence of a shared medical file and subject to the…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Title III: Provisions relating to Book III

Article 2508

…ng conditions:a) (Repealed)b) The third paragraph is not applicable;c) The fourth paragraph is replaced by the following provisions:"The claim of the surviving spouse of the head of a craft or commerc…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 7: Mobility within the European Union and abroad

Article L6325-25

I.-The professionalisation contract may be carried out in part abroad for a period not exceeding one year.The duration of the contract may be extended to twenty-four months. The minimum duration of th…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Qualifications for jury service

Article 256

…f the State, departments and communes, dismissed from their functions; 5° Dismissed ministerial officers and members of professional orders, definitively banned from practising by a court decision; 6°…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Interim measures.

Article 255

The judge may in particular:1° Propose a mediation measure to the spouses, unless violence is alleged by one of the spouses against the other spouse or against the child, or unless one of the spouses…

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