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Showing 701710 of 26032 articles for Art. CE 26-4-2017 n° 400441

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

Article R1233-26-1

The provisions of articles R. 1233-8 and R. 1233-9 are applicable to the term of office of staff representatives on the employees' rights commission.

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Updates

Article L224-25-26

With regard to updates which are not necessary to maintain the conformity of the digital content or digital service, the professional shall comply with the following conditions: 1° The contract author…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Financial allocations paid by France Compétences

Article D6123-26-1

I.-France Compétences will pay the funds allocated by the Fonds d'Investissement dans la Prévention de l'Usure Professionnelle (Investment Fund for the Prevention of Professional Wear and Tear) to the…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Notification of concentrations and granting of authorisation

Article R331-26-1

…econd paragraph of article R. 331-26 is issued by order of the prefect of the département of the place of departure.For sporting events originating from abroad, authorisation is issued by the prefect…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 3: Regulatory capital requirement for groups.

Article R356-26-1

…those mentioned in II or III of Article R. 356-26 with respect to a subsidiary having its head office in that Member State, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution shall endeavour to rea…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Definitions and scope of application

Article L224-26-2

Article L. 224-27, the I of article L. 224-28, articles L. 224-29, L. 224-30, L. 224-42 and the I and III of article L. 224-42-2 are also applicable to end users who are micro-enterprises, small busin…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Biological activities for medically assisted procreation

Article R2142-26-1

…s, particularly in terms of decontamination, under conditions that comply with the provisions in force, particularly the order mentioned in article R. 2142-27. The room used for the storage of gametes…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Issue and withdrawal of delegations

Article R131-26-2

…es. At the end of the periods defined in the first three paragraphs according to the disciplines concerned, the delegation contract and the order mentioned in article R. 131-26-1 automatically cease t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Miscellaneous provisions

Article L513-26-1

…debt referred to in Article L. 513-2, paragraph 2 of the first paragraph that they issue in compliance with the provisions of this section. II -Sociétés de crédit foncier may use the "European investm…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Open-ended inclusion contracts

Article D5132-26-11

…on from the previous paragraph, the intermediary association may conclude open-ended contracts in excess of the threshold set out in the same paragraph, by decision of the departmental prefect, up to…

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