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Showing 55215530 of 8536 articles for Art. CE 27-11-2019 n° 418379

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R1213-19

…National Council for the Assessment of Standards is convened by its chairman or one of the three vice-chairmen, who sets the agenda and sends it to the members at least seven days before the date of…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Possibility for a witness to give evidence anonymously

Article R53-32

…dge does not authorise the person's statements to be taken without his identity appearing in the proceedings, the request and the decision of this magistrate, as well as, where applicable, the opinion…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: The decision on the merits of the request and the implementation of corrective measures by the prison administration

Article R249-28

…e transferred to another prison. Where the detainee is imprisoned in execution of a custodial sentence, the prison administration shall ensure that the proposed transfer does not excessively interfere…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Implementation of redeployment leave

Article R1233-28

…the light of the document provided by the support unit to the employer and the employee, in accordance with the second paragraph of article R. 1233-27, the employer shall specify in a document : 1° Th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Conditions for practising the profession of restaurant owner or similar or for fruit and vegetable retailers

Article R3262-32

For the application of 2° of article R. 3262-36, persons, businesses or organisations assimilated to restaurant owners must send the secretariat of the Commission, within thirty days of the end of a p…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Allocation of the resources of the inter-municipal equalisation fund.

Article R2573-43

The Local Finance Committee distributes the resources of the inter-municipal equalisation fund between the municipalities and their groupings.This fund comprises two sections. The first section, made…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Award conditions

Article R5424-71-1

For the application of the second sentence of 1° of Article L. 5424-27, the average monthly amount of income from the self-employed activity mentioned in 1° of Article R. 5424-70 is determined: 1° By…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Organisation and administration

Article R6133-28

…them before the select committee. The select committee has a period of one month from the date of receipt of the objection by a member to provide additional information to justify its position and rea…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions applicable to companies established in France

Article R123-6

…ic and the administration) are, unless otherwise provided for in this article, applicable to the procedures for referring a matter to the single body and to exchanges between the registrant and this s…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Use for professional retraining projects

Article D4163-30-1

…ng projects: 1° Articles R. 6323-10, R. 6323-10-1, R. 6323-10-2 and R. 6323-10-4 relating to the procedures for requesting leave, with the exception of the seniority ground mentioned in IV of article…

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