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Showing 55815590 of 8385 articles for Art. CE 26-11-1982 n° 30956

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Contracts awarded by the national councils of the orders of the medical professions

Article R.4122-4-4

I.-For the application of this sub-section: 1° The supply and service contracts mentioned in the first paragraph of Article L. 4122-2-1 are defined in accordance with Articles L. 1111-1, L. 1111-3, L.…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Beneficiaries of subsidiary protection

Article L424-10

After submitting their application for a multi-annual residence permit, and while awaiting the issue of this permit, the foreign national mentioned in article L. 424-9 has the right to exercise the pr…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4a: Temporary open-ended employment contract

Article L1251-58-5

…ed by a temporary employment undertaking with an employee, the words: "contrat de mission" are replaced by the words: "lettre de mission".

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Criminal provisions

Article L1133-4

As stated in Article 226-28 of the Criminal Code, reproduced below: "The fact of seeking to identify a person by his or her genetic fingerprints outside the cases provided for in Article 16-11 of the…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Processing applications

Article L612-14

Subject to the provisions of the first paragraph of Article L. 612-15 and if it has received a filing date, the patent application shall give rise to the drawing up of a search report on the elements…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VIII: Special provisions applicable to motor vehicle accidents occurring abroad.

Article R*421-64

For the application of Articles L. 421-11 and L. 421-12, the guarantee fund reimburses the French central bureau for the sums paid by this body in connection with the compensation of accident victims…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Allowance for self-employed workers

Article L5424-24

For the purposes of this section, the persons referred to inArticle L. 611-1 of the Social Security Code, Articles L. 722-1 and L. 731-23 of the Rural and Maritime Fishing Code, 4° to 6°, 11°, 12°, 23…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: National framework revitalisation agreement

Article D1233-48-3

In the absence of a national framework agreement signed within the timeframes provided for in the third paragraph of article L. 1233-90-1 or article L. 1237-19-14, the Minister responsible for employm…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Reimbursement of unemployment benefit

Article R1235-10

In the event of an appeal in cassation against a decision which has found an employer guilty of dismissal without real and serious cause or of dismissal being null and void pursuant to the provisions…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Breaches of the rules concerning the design, manufacture and marketing of work equipment and personal protective equipment

Article R4755-1

…regarded by an economic operator mentioned in article L. 4755-3, he shall send the market surveillance authority that initiated the said measure a report on the basis of which the latter may decide to…

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