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Showing 23612370 of 3518 articles for Art. CE 30 Dec 2010 n° 338197

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Kindergartens

Article R2324-47-2

…by the "Health and Inclusive Care" advisor, including 4 hours per quarter; 3° Large kindergartens: 30 hours per year of work by the "Health and Inclusive Care" advisor, including 6 hours per quarter.…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Composition and election (R)

Article R5211-20

…population below the commune average for the département have 40% of the number of seats set by the decree mentioned in article R. 5211-19 for communes; b) The five most populous communes have a numbe…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Control of occupational exposure limit values

Article R4412-27

…shall regularly measure the exposure of workers to hazardous chemical agents present in the workplace atmosphere. When occupational exposure limit values have been established for a hazardous chemica…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Open-ended inclusion contracts

Article D5132-10-5-2

…tion from the previous paragraph, the integration enterprise may conclude open-ended contracts in excess of the threshold set out in the same paragraph, by decision of the Prefect of the département,…

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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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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE VI: FINANCIAL AND ACCOUNTING PROVISIONS

Article L3663-9

…egative amounts resulting from the application of 1.2 and 2.2 of Article 78 of law no. 2009-1673 of 30 December 2009 on finance for 2010 taken into account corresponds to the revenue collected or born…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Acquisition of French nationality by declaration of nationality

Article 21-14

…have lost French nationality pursuant to article 23-6 or who has been refused a claim under Article 30-3 may claim French nationality by declaration made in accordance with Articles 26 et seq. They mu…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Public policy.

Article L3141-5

…option leave; 3° Compulsory compensatory leave in the form of rest provided for in articles L. 3121-30, L. 3121-33 and L. 3121-38 ; 4° Rest days granted under the collective agreement concluded in app…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: Registration duty and land registration tax

Article 1594 H

…red by first-time buyers who have taken out state-subsidised loans (PAP) between 1 July 1981 and 31 December 1984 and who are unable to meet their repayments, when the first-time buyers who sell these…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Investment rules

Article R214-25

…ement on the European Economic Area, as well as investment funds governed by foreign law, may not exceed a total of 30% of the UCITS' assets.II. - When a UCITS has acquired units or shares of another…

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