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Showing 131140 of 28784 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 12-7-1995 n° 93-20.599

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to each fraction (R)

Article R1614-93

The list of operations to be supported and the amounts allocated to local authorities or public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation are decided jointly by the Minister for Culture and the M…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Financial regime (R)

Article R2221-93

The financial account comprises: 1° The final balance of accounts; 2° The development of budget expenditure and revenue; 3° The balance sheet and profit and loss account; 4° The table of appropriation…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Funeral home, mortuary and crematorium (R)

Article R2223-93

As far as possible, the family shall have access to the deceased before the body is deposited in the mortuary without this deposit being delayed, as a result, by more than ten hours as provided for in…

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

Article D49-93

Where the person sentenced to a measure of penal restraint must comply with the obligation to refrain from appearing in a specially designated place or area, in order to avoid contact with the victim…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Composition of the Agency and Working Conditions Committee and procedures for electing and appointing its members

Article R1432-93

The number of employees per college, showing the respective proportions of men and women, is assessed at 1 January of the year in which the staff representatives are elected. However, if in the last s…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Deeds relating mainly to real estate and land

Article A444-93

The first forward sales or lease-sales of premises, flats or houses mentioned in article A. 444-92 (numbers 56 and 57 of table 5) give rise to the levying of:1° Where the transfer of ownership is effe…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Worker information and training

Article R4412-93

The information provided for in article R. 4412-86 is made available to the occupational physician, the labour inspectorate, the occupational health inspector and the agents of the prevention departme…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Exhibitions subject to authorisation

Article R4451-93

I.-The labour inspector mentioned in article L. 8112-1 will inform the employer of his decision as soon as possible, taking into account the exceptional circumstances, and at the latest within fifteen…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Operation.

Article R4532-93

When, on a site subject to this section, it has been planned to defer the award of certain lots, the companies called upon to intervene after the formation of the inter-company college are obliged to…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 8: Work on roofs.

Article R4534-93

Where workers frequently, for more than one day, travel on gutters, footpaths or any other passageway involving the risk of falling onto a roof made of materials of insufficient strength, this roof, i…

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