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Showing 37413750 of 62472 articles for Art. Décret 55-22 du 4-1-1955

French Labour CodeIn force
Preliminary title.

Article L800-4

…s Book, the words "national", "nationales", "nationals", "France", "territoire français", "ensemble du territoire" or "ensemble du territoire national" apply only to the départements of metropolitan F…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Guidance contract

Article D981-4

…or in Article L. 981-6 is applicable to contributions and contributions payable by the employer and due :1. In respect of sickness, maternity, invalidity, death, old age, accidents at work and occupat…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Exercise of the right of appeal

Article 498

Without prejudice to Article 505, the appeal shall be lodged within ten days of the delivery of the contradictory judgment. However, the time limit for appeal only runs from the service of the judgmen…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Exercise of the right of appeal

Article 496

Criminal judgments may be appealed. Appeals are lodged with the Court of Appeal.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Exercise of the right of appeal

Article 499

If the judgment is rendered by default or by iterative default, the time limit for appeal only runs from the service of the judgment, regardless of the method of service..

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Exercise of the right of appeal

Article 497

The right to appeal belongs: 1° To the accused; 2° To the person civilly liable as regards civil interests only; 3° To the civil party, as regards his civil interests only; 4° To the public prosecutor…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II : Administration and municipal services

Article L2542-4

Without prejudice to the powers of the representative of the State in the department by virtue of 9° of Article 2 of Section III of the Decree of 22 December 1789, the police matters entrusted to the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Duty to comply

Article R752-44

1° For shops and commercial complexes: a) The sales area referred to, as appropriate, in a, b, d or e of 1° of I of Article R. 752-6, before and after completion of the project, with, where applicable…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Kindergartens

Article R2324-47-4

In kindergartens, in application of article R. 2324-43, the number of staff placed with the children is calculated in such a way as to ensure compliance with the following requirements: 1° For childre…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes I

Article Annexe I-7 (art. R*131-46)

…ime limit Applications relating to the access and participation of sportsmen and sportswomen, individually or as a team, in competitions and events and to the organisation and running of these events,…

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