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Showing 761770 of 30357 articles for Art. Cons. const. – 13 May 2011 – no. 2011-126 QPC

French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Demolition, removal or encapsulation plan

Article R4412-134

…l or encapsulation plan is made available on the site of the operation, on any suitable medium, and may be consulted by :1° The members of the social and economic committee ;2° The occupational physic…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Information and prevention visit

Article R4624-13

…been carried out by the occupational physician, the health professional who carried out this visit may, if he considers it necessary, immediately refer the worker to the occupational physician in com…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Examination of complaints and claims

Article R6147-130

…st take place, as far as possible, before the patient is discharged from the hospital. The mediator may meet the patient's relatives if he/she considers it useful or at their request.

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter V: Medically assisted procreation with third-party donors

Article 342-13

…liability. If the joint acknowledgement referred to in the same article 342-10 is not provided, it may be communicated to the civil registrar by the public prosecutor at the request of the child of f…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Maintenance of remuneration received

Article L2261-13

…unt of which, for a working period equivalent to that provided for in their contract of employment, may not be less than the remuneration paid, in application of the agreement or contract terminated a…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Internal model

Article R352-13

…the requirements set out in Articles R. 352-18 to R. 352-23. Insurance and reinsurance undertakings may use partial internal models to calculate one or more of the following: a) One or more of the ris…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Agreement

Article R5132-13

The agreement may be concluded for a maximum period of three years with structures showing prospects of economic viability; it may be renewed under the same procedure. The financial provisions of mult…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Organisation

Article R6156-13

…st sixty days before the date of the ballot. Within eight days of the list being put online, voters may check their registration and, if necessary, submit an application for registration to the Minist…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 6: Mandates and their execution

Article 135-2

…r gendarmerie services begin to detain the person. During this detention, the provisions of article 133-1 shall apply. Detention may not last more than twenty-four hours. The person shall be brought a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Organisation and operation

Article R1123-13

The committee may involve in its work one or more experts, without voting rights, whose particular expertise is required by the nature of the research project.The experts' opinions must be set out in…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
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