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Showing 19811990 of 25879 articles for Art. CE 7-5-1986 n° 39426

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Provisions relating to the recognition and monitoring in France of convictions and probation decisions handed down by the competent authorities of other Member States of the European Union

Article 764-20

Where, before transmitting the conviction or probation decision and the certificate, the competent authority of the sentencing State consults the Public Prosecutor in cases where, pursuant to 2° of ar…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Authorisation procedure

Article R1322-7

…ealth and Technological Risks on the application for authorisation to exploit the mineral water source, the dossier mentioned in article R. 1322-5 is supplemented by clinical and therapeutic studies.…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Single section: Notification, publication and filing

Article D2231-7

…ll cases, a) The signed version of the parties; b) A copy of the letter, electronic mail or dated receipt or acknowledgement of receipt notifying all representative organisations of the text following…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Duties of pharmacist-biologists.

Article R4235-73

In addition to the information that must appear under the regulations in force on all documents issued by his laboratory, the pharmacist-biologist may only include all or some of the following informa…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Contribution and management

Article R6332-77-1

The cash available to a non-salaried employee training insurance fund at 31 December of a given financial year may not exceed one third of the amount of expenses recognised during the same financial y…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Physical and sporting activities in a specific environment

Article R212-7

The activities carried out in a specific environment involving compliance with special safety measures referred to in article L. 212-2 are those relating to the practice of: 1° Scuba diving, anywhere,…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE V: POWERS OF THE REGION IN RELATION TO PLANNING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Article L4251-7

…the region. The latter shall ensure that the Regional Council has complied with the preparation procedure provided for in this chapter, that the information provided for in Article L. 4251-5 has been…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Title III: Rules relating to life insurance and capitalisation operations

Article A134-7

…the latest, by year of maturity and by level of cover:the number of contracts or memberships in force; -the amount of mathematical provisions; -the amount of the diversification provision; -the premi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Exemptions from social security contributions

Article R5141-7

…Articles L. 161-1-1 and L. 161-24 of the Social Security Code: 1° Persons deprived of employment receiving the unemployment insurance allowance referred to in article L. 5422-1 and the specific solid…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5: Remote access to correspondence stored by means of electronic communications accessible by means of a computer identifier

Article 706-95-2

If the requirements of information relating to a crime or one of the offences falling within the scope of Articles 706-73 and 706-73-1 so require, the investigating judge may authorise by reasoned ord…

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