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Showing 66716680 of 23635 articles for Art. Cass. soc. – 8 Oct. 1980 – no. 79-12125

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Financial arrangements and legal representation of agencies

Article R1432-56

…d to finance an action falling within the scope of the missions defined in the same article L. 1435-8 are prepared by the Director General, as authorising officer, and approved by the Supervisory Boar…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Risk assessment

Article R4412-6

…n provided by the chemical supplier in accordance with articles R. 4411-1-1, R. 4411-73 and R. 4411-84 ; 3° Any additional information it may require, obtained from the supplier or other readily avail…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Regional or establishment director

Article R5312-26

…management of the list of jobseekers, in particular the decisions referred to in articles R. 5411-18, R. 5412-1 and R. 5412-8. It decides on the withdrawal of replacement income and the imposition of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Professional acts.

Article R4311-10

…stimulation tests or provocation tests; 7° Installation of immobilisation systems after reduction; 8° Organ transplantation and tissue grafting activities in a multidisciplinary team; 9° Medical tran…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Installation conditions

Article R5125-11

…ea of the premises, the addition or removal of a storage room within the meaning of article R. 5125-8, alterations to the building, or related to the implementation of a new activity, must be declared…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Issue of the licence and prior declaration

Article R7123-12

…ser; 7° The places, dates, duration and, where applicable, the hours of performance of the service; 8° Where applicable, the individual authorisation for the employment of children referred to in arti…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article L1321-6

…erty of the local authority that already exercised jurisdiction and this is confirmed by the loi n° 83-8 du 7 janvier 1983 relative à la répartition de compétences entre les communes, les départements…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Bonds issued by associations.

Article L213-12

Bonds issued by the associations referred to in Article L. 213-8 may be offered to the public. In this case, it is subject to supervision by the Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) under the conditi…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Issue of decisions

Article L613-2

…and the extension of the prohibition of return provided for in Articles L. 612-6, L. 612-7, L. 612-8 and L. 612-11 are distinct from the decision relating to the obligation to leave French territory.…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Disciplinary sanctions

Article L341-17

…licable to banking or financial canvassing committed by the persons mentioned in 1°, 3°, 5°, 7° and 8° of article L. 341-3 and in article L. 341-4 is penalised in accordance with the conditions laid d…

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