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Showing 47314740 of 23443 articles for Art. Cass. 1re civ. 13 April 1999 · Cass. 1re civ. 13 July 2004 · Cass. 3e civ. 24 June 1971

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Control of budgetary acts (R).

Article R1612-8

…ired to be produced, depending on the case, by Articles R. 1612-16, R. 1612-19, R. 1612-23, R. 1612-24 and R. 1612-27. These provisions apply when the Chamber receives a request to enter a compulsory…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Formation of the company.

Article R743-122

…office, it shall proceed in accordance with the provisions set out in articles R. 742-19 to R. 742-24.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Fire safety instructions

Article R4227-37

…each room for premises with more than five people and for the premises mentioned in article R. 4227-24 ; 2° In each room or in each corridor serving a group of rooms in other cases. In other establish…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Periodic inspection

Article R4451-46

…the level of external exposure in the workplaces adjoining the areas defined under Article R. 4451-24 remains below the levels set in Article R. 4451-22. II -The employer shall also check, where nece…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Medical professions.

Article L4421-1

The provisions of Book I of Part IV, in the version resulting from Law No. 2019-774 of 24 July 2019 on the organisation and transformation of the healthcare system, with the exception of Articles L. 4…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 7: Mobility within the European Union and abroad

Article L6325-25

…of the contract in France must be six months.During the period of mobility abroad, article L. 6325-13 does not apply.II - During the period of mobility within or outside the European Union, the host…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Multiannual agreements on objectives and resources

Article L6114-1

…e a single contract with several public health institutions in the case provided for in article L. 6132-5-1 or with several private health institutions belonging to the same legal entity.Contracts are…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Reserving contracts for economic operators employing disabled and disadvantaged workers

Article L2113-12

Contracts or lots of a contract may be reserved for adapted companies mentioned in article L. 5213-13 of the French Labour Code, establishments and services providing assistance through work mentioned…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Rules applicable to relations between the holder and its suppliers

Article L2232-7

Notwithstanding the provisions of articles L. 441-10 to L. 441-13 of the French Commercial Code, the services referred to in article L. 2213-14 are paid for by the holder of the partnership contract,…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR LOCAL AUTHORITIES GOVERNED BY ARTICLE 73 OF THE CONSTITUTION AND FOR SAINT-PIERRE-ET-MIQUELON

Article L761-2

Articles L. 700-2, L. 722-7, L. 722-12, L. 732-8, L. 743-20, L. 751-1 to L. 751-13, L. 754-2, L. 754-4 and L. 754-5 are not applicable in Guadeloupe.

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