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Showing 42314240 of 8039 articles for Art. CE 29-12-2020 n° 428306

French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Applicable certification procedure and technical design and construction rules applicable to second-hand work equipment referred to in 1°, 3°, 4° and 5° of Article R. 233-83 and to second-hand safety components referred to in Article R. 233-83-2

Article R233-89-1

…ional period defined by Article 6 of Decree no. 92-767 of 29 July 1992 when they were put into service as new, and which are maintained in a state of conformity, are considered to meet the obligations…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Rules governing the practice of the profession of medical laboratory technician

Article L4352-3-1

Persons who, on 29 November 1997, were performing the duties of medical laboratory technician in a blood establishment without fulfilling the required conditions but who, on 23 May 2004, can provide p…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Exposure to asbestos in buildings.

Article R1337-2-1

…fail to carry out the visual inspection and measurement of dust levels required in the first sentence of article R. 1334-29-3 after the work has been completed are liable to a third-class fine.

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Accounts, deposit of funds, controls and miscellaneous provisions

Article R814-33

…e name of the transaction, the description of the transaction and its amount. In the case of cash receipts, the number of the receipt is given opposite the cash receipt in a column of the journal book…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Provisions applicable to Réunion and Mayotte

Article R6123-32-13

…networks created in La Réunion and Mayotte is submitted for approval to the Director of the Indian Ocean Health Agency, who ensures the coherence of the networks defined in article R. 6123-27. "

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Approval, implementation and control of the statement of estimated revenue and expenditure.

Article R6145-30

…ake available to the Director General of the Regional Health Agency the documents and information necessary for the exercise of its control. Requests for these documents, other than those provided for…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Prior possession of a long-stay visa

Article L412-2

…exempté de la production du visa de long séjour mentionné au même article pour la première délivrance des cartes de séjour suivantes: 1° The temporary residence permit bearing the wording "mobile ICT…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Société de libre partenariat (unincorporated partnership)

Article L214-162-1

…de libre partenariat.II. - The corporate name of the société de libre partenariat is immediately preceded or followed by the words: "société de libre partenariat" or "S. L. P.".III. - One or more mana…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter II: Capacity to dispose of or receive by gift inter vivos or by will.

Article 910

…entary dispositions in favour of foundations, congregations and associations with the capacity to receive donations and, in the departments of Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin and Moselle, public religious establi…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: The automated national criminal database for perpetrators of terrorist offences

Article R50-36

…orded: 1° Information relating to the person him/herself : a) Surname, first name, sex, date and place of birth, nationality or nationalities and, where applicable, aliases, change of name and customa…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
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