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Showing 251260 of 49846 articles for Art. Cass. ch. mixte 22-2-2008 n° 06-11.934

French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Paragraph 2: Chief Executive Officer

Article R121-22

The Director General of the French Office of Immigration and Integration is responsible for the management and general conduct of the Office and for preparing and implementing the decisions of the Boa…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Refusal and termination

Article D551-22

For the application of 4° of Article L. 551-16, the financial resources are those referred to in the second paragraph of Article D. 553-3.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: National gendarmerie units

Article R15-22

The services or units of the national gendarmerie within which officers and agents of the judicial police carry out their usual duties and whose jurisdiction extends to the whole of the national terri…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Injunction and regularisation

Article R131-22

In cases other than those provided for in articles R. 131-20, R. 131-21 and R. 131-21-1, the incident is regularised when, at the request of the drawer, a blocked provision earmarked for the actual pa…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Issue of approval

Article R1253-22

The administrative authority has one month following receipt of the application for approval to notify the employers' group of its decision. If approval is refused, reasons must be given for the decis…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Water and sanitation

Article R2224-22

Any abstraction device, well or borehole, the construction of which is planned to obtain water intended for domestic use within the meaning of article R. 214-5 du code de l'environnement, shall be dec…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Catering and rest

Article R4228-22

In establishments with at least fifty employees, the employer, after consulting the social and economic committee, provides them with catering facilities. The number of employees and the fact that the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Personal protective equipment

Article R4461-22

The following must be available at all times to prevent a failure in the supply of breathing gas: 1° An emergency gas tank or a means of continuously monitoring the pressure so that the worker can be…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Exits and clearances

Article R4462-22

Any incompatibility between the application of the requirements of this chapter and those laid down by other regulations with a view to the implementation of safety imperatives shall be the subject of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Cigarette packaging units

Article R3512-22

I.-A cigarette packaging unit is made of cardboard or a flexible, parallelepiped-shaped material, the characteristics of which may be specified by order. II-The unit pack complies with the size requir…

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