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Showing 211220 of 26032 articles for Art. CE 26-4-2017 n° 400441

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Social security

Article L7125-26

When an elected official who receives an official allowance and who has not interrupted any professional activity is unable to effectively carry out his duties in the event of illness, maternity, pate…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Emergency care network

Article R6123-26

…nagement of emergencies and their after-effects within the health region, in particular to ensure access to skills, techniques and hospitalisation capacities not available to each of the member establ…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General procedural rules

Article R331-26

Consumer associations holding the approval provided for in Article L. 811-1 of the Consumer Code are not required to provide proof of the approval provided for in Article R. 331-25 in order to refer a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Composition and mandate of employee representatives

Article R1233-26

…commission mentioned in F of II of article L. 1233-5 is made up of the Director General of the Agence nationale de la cohésion des territoires or his representative, who chairs it, and permanent and…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Periodic inspections

Article R4323-26

When periodic inspections are carried out by persons not belonging to the establishment, the reports drawn up following these inspections are appended to the safety register. Failing this, precise det…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Civil penalties

Article L242-26

Failure to comply with the provisions of articles L. 224-73 to L. 224-78 and article L. 224-87 is sanctioned by the nullity of the contract.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Data controllers and data processors

Article R1111-26

The digital health space is designed and implemented under the joint responsibility of the Minister for Health and the Caisse nationale de l'assurance maladie. The Minister for Health is responsible f…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Limited liability companies.

Article R223-26

Each decision taken by the sole member in place of the meeting is recorded by him in the register provided for in the third paragraph of Article L. 223-31. The register is kept at the registered offic…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Contributions to the account.

Article L6323-26

…account is funded in euros each year and, where applicable, by additional contributions, in accordance with the terms and conditions set out in this sub-section.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Role of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé.

Article R1221-26

The Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé provides the Etablissement français du sang and the centre de transfusion sanguine des armées with information relating to the s…

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