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Showing 27912800 of 4136 articles for Art. Convention franco-britannique 1968

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions specific to bariatric surgery

Article R6123-210

Authorisation for "bariatric surgery" may only be granted if the holder has access, where applicable by agreement or as part of the shared medical project of the regional hospital grouping referred to…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: General framework for carrying out the tasks of the public service labour inspectorate

Article R8124-3

Each member of staff assigned to the Public Labour Inspectorate ensures, in the light of his or her job and responsibilities, that the provisions of the Labour Code and other legal provisions relating…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Financial provisions.

Article R6142-14

The university will pay, in accordance with the terms and conditions set out in the agreement, compensation for damage caused to the university hospital centre, its staff, patients and their visitors,…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article L4211-1

The region's mission, while respecting the remit of the départements and communes and, where appropriate, in collaboration with these local authorities and the State, is to contribute to the economic,…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: COMMUNE SECTION

Article L2411-10

The members of the section have, under the conditions resulting either from decisions of the municipal authorities or from local custom, the enjoyment of those of the property of the section whose fru…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Transport and infrastructure management

Article L4424-20

In the form of a public establishment of the Corsican regional authority of an industrial and commercial nature, the Office des transports de la Corse, over which the authority exercises its superviso…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Embryo and embryonic stem cell research

Article R2443-1

I.-Title V of Book I of the present Part is applicable in New Caledonia and French Polynesia, in the version resulting from Decrees No. 2006-121 of 6 February 2006, No. 2012-467 of 11 April 2012, No.…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Pay slip

Article R3243-1

The pay slip provided for in Article L. 3243-2 includes: 1° The name and address of the employer and, where applicable, the name of the establishment to which the employee belongs; 2° The number of th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Remuneration

Article D6152-356

The bonuses and allowances mentioned in 2° of article R. 6152-355 are : 1° hardship allowances corresponding to the time worked, within the framework of weekly service obligations, at night, on Saturd…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Cross-border recognition.

Article 509-1

…and the matters of parental responsibility as well as international child abduction (recast);- the Convention on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial…

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