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Showing 6170 of 14329 articles for Art. CE 8-11-1978 n° 8603

French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Earmarked credit

Article R341-11

The fact that the seller or service provider himself or through an agent acting on his behalf has the buyer subscribe to a request for immediate delivery or supply, in disregard of the provisions of a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Importation of faeces and faecal microbiota preparations

Article D513-11-11

…from a State in which the donor selection, tests and analyses mentioned in the rules of good practice provided for in article L. 513-11-2 are carried out in compliance with standards equivalent to th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 11: Special provisions applicable to industrial radiology equipment

Article R4323-110

For industrial radiology equipment, a joint order by the ministers for labour and agriculture defines the minimum rules for installation and use, taking into account the exposure modes and characteris…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter V: Family proceedings

Article 1136-11

The protection order may be appealed within fifteen days of its notification.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection 2: Examination of the application

Article 1180-11

Once informed that educational assistance proceedings have been opened in respect of the minor, the guardianship judge shall, at the request of the children's judge, forward a copy of any document tha…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 8: Appearance on preliminary recognition of guilt

Article 495-11

…sident of the judicial court or the judge delegated by him decides to homologate the proposed sentence or sentences is motivated by the findings, on the one hand, that the person, in the presence of h…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: The constitution.

Article R814-110

…governed by the provisions of Decree no. 78-704 du 3 juillet 1978 relatif à l'application de la loi n° 78-9 du 4 janvier 1978 modifiant le titre IX du livre III du code civil, sous réserve des disposi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 11: Member of the board or administrator of a social security fund.

Article L2412-11

When an employee who is a member of the board or administrator of a social security fund has a fixed-term employment contract, he or she benefits from the guarantees and protection provided for inArti…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 8: Caretakers of industrial and commercial establishments.

Article L3132-11

Caretakers and caretakers of industrial and commercial establishments who cannot be given a weekly rest period are entitled to compensatory rest. This derogation does not apply to young workers under…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 11: Account overdrafts

Article L312-89

…e, the borrower is informed on paper or on another durable medium before these changes come into force. Where the change in the borrowing rate results from a change in the reference rate, the new refe…

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