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Showing 401410 of 49753 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 21-2-2001 n° 99-14.820

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Health rules applicable to bathing water

Article D1332-21

The person responsible for the bathing water prepares, for public distribution, a summary document corresponding to the general description of the bathing water based on the bathing water profile. The…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Establishment of location surveys and reports

Article R1334-21

I.-"Identification of list B materials and products containing asbestos" means the task of : 1° Searching for the presence of list B materials and products that are accessible without destructive work…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Exemptions granted by the mayor

Article R3132-21

The decision of the Mayor or, in Paris, of the Prefect of Paris relating to the derogation from Sunday rest for retail businesses provided for in article L. 3132-26, is taken after consultation with t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Use of the vocational training account

Article R4163-21

The points registered in the professional prevention account and used for vocational training and converted into an amount expressed in euros constitute a top-up to the personal training account refer…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Reimbursement of travel and subsistence expenses

Article R3123-21

Members of the departmental council may claim, on presentation of supporting documents, reimbursement of the travel and subsistence expenses they incur when travelling to take part in meetings of the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Reimbursement of travel and subsistence expenses

Article R4135-21

Members of the Regional Council may claim, on presentation of supporting documents, reimbursement of the travel and subsistence expenses they incur when travelling to take part in meetings of the Regi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Job and career management

Article L2242-21

The negotiations provided for in Article L. 2242-20 may also cover :1° The matters referred to in articles L. 1233-21 and L. 1233-22 in accordance with the procedures laid down in these same articles;…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Payment service providers

Article L773-21

I.- Subject to the adaptation provisions provided for in II, the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in New Caledonia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Payment service providers

Article L774-21

I.- Subject to the adaptation provisions provided for in II, the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in French Polynesia, in the wording indicated in the right-ha…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Acquisition of French nationality by declaration of nationality

Article 21-13-2

French nationality may be claimed at the age of majority, by declaration made to the administrative authority pursuant to articles 26 to 26-5, persons who have been habitually resident on French terri…

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