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Showing 17911800 of 19528 articles for Art. Cass. soc. 26 January 2011

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Creation and content of the shared medical file

Article R1111-41

…urance maladie is the data controller within the meaning of article 3 of amended law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to information technology, files and civil liberties. It ensures that the shar…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 7: Transitional provisions

Article L5217-18

…m the general renewal of the municipal councils following the promulgation of Law no. 2014-58 of 27 January 2014 on the modernisation of territorial public action and the affirmation of metropolises,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Reporting cases of lead poisoning and lead exposure risks for minors - prescription and monitoring of work

Article R1334-3

…the meaning of article L. 1334-1 arises when a building or part of a building constructed before 1 January 1949 has deteriorated coverings and is inhabited or regularly visited by a minor or a pregna…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Economic concentration.

Article R430-3

…e European Commission decides, pursuant to Article 9 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139 / 2004 of 20 January 2004 on the control of concentrations between undertakings, to refer all or part of a concen…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Use and reimbursement of personalised support vouchers (R).

Article R1611-7

…R. 1611-11 are returned to the issuer by the distributor on whose behalf they were issued before 31 January following the year of their validity. They shall be exchanged or reimbursed for their face v…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Tasks

Article R1418-3

…nt and conditions of use of which are determined under the conditions defined by law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to information technology, files and freedoms.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Principles.

Article L4311-6

…oduct conformity and amending Directive 2004/42/EC and Regulations (EC) No 765/2008 and (EU) No 305/2011, as regards work equipment and means of protection. Officers authorised under Article L. 4314-1…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 3: Training of lenders and intermediaries

Article D314-23

…f professional competence resulting from: 1° Either a diploma mentioned in the agreement of 10 June 2011 on vocational training, concluded within the framework of the national collective agreement for…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1°f: Defence restructuring zones

Article 1383 I

…ed for in I quinquies B of Article 1466 A and for the same duration as the latter.It applies from 1 January of the year following that in which the attachment to a qualifying establishment occurred.Th…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Flat-rate tax on network companies

Article 1599 quater B

…The flat-rate tax is due each year by the owner of the equipment mentioned in a, b or c of I on 1 January of the tax year.III.-The amount of the tax is established as follows: For each piece of equi…

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