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Showing 201210 of 33006 articles for Art. CJEU – C-48/16 – 17 May 2017

French Sports CodeIn force
Section 4: Housing concessions granted to civil servants

Article R114-48

…the allocation of any accommodation that remains vacant. The region to which the centre is attached may grant government employees, by virtue of their duties, precarious occupancy agreements without p…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Approval of investments

Article 211-48

…onal circumstances and at the reasoned request of the production company, the aforementioned period may be extended for a period not exceeding two years, by decision of the President of the Centre nat…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title Ia: Electronically supervised home detention sentence

Article 713-48

…misdemeanour under ordinary law followed by an unsuspended custodial sentence, the sentencing court may, after receiving the opinion of the sentence enforcement judge, order the enforcement of all or…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Residence conditions.

Article R1112-48

…ll be returned to the visitors or, failing that, destroyed. Pets, with the exception of guide dogs, may not be brought into the hospital.

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Approvals

Article D4622-48

…nt, Labour and Solidarity, after consulting the occupational health inspector.The Regional Director may authorise an establishment or company located within the jurisdiction of another region to be at…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 312-48

…al circumstances and at the reasoned request of the production company, the aforementioned deadline may be extended for a period not exceeding six months, by decision of the President of the Centre na…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Checking radiation protection instrumentation

Article R4451-48

…nce with their use. This check is carried out or supervised by the radiation protection advisor. It may be followed, if necessary, depending on the deviation found, by an adjustment or calibration car…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Forward financial instruments of insurance undertakings.

Article R332-48

…xpressly exempted by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution, an insurance undertaking may only use forward financial instruments in the cases provided for in Articles R. 332-45, R. 332-4…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Management mandates

Article D518-48

…ables. The agency agreement specifies the conditions under which Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations may: 1° Grant debtors deferred payment; 2° Submit to the principal requests for the cancellation of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General duties of chiropodists

Article R4322-48

…ciently tested treatment procedure if he has not taken care to warn them of the possible dangers it may entail; 2° Disclosing the same procedure to a non-professional audience when its efficacy and sa…

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