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Showing 22612270 of 57608 articles for Art. Decree 2023-1007 of 30-10-2023

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Authorisation procedure

Article R1243-10

…ded or withdrawn in whole or in part, pursuant to Article L. 1245-1, and in particular in the event of danger to public health or the environment or breach of the rules of good practice provided for i…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Night work.

Article L1225-10

If the employer is unable to offer another job to the employee working at night, it shall inform her in writing, and the occupational physician, of the reasons for not doing so.The employee's employme…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Registration upon declaration

Article R123-100

The Registrar may, at any time, verify the permanent compliance of the entries made with the provisions mentioned in articles R. 123-95 and R. 123-96. In the event of non-compliance, the registered pe…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Registration upon declaration

Article R123-101

…ntry made by the registrar that is materially inaccurate may be withdrawn by the registrar by order of the judge responsible for supervising the register.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Discipline.

Article L4234-10

When the various councils rule on disciplinary matters, the State representatives mentioned in articles L. 4231-4 and L. 4232-6 to L. 4232-15 do not sit on these bodies.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Collective decisions by members

Article L323-10

When, due to its legal form, the collective management organisation does not have a general meeting of its members, the powers of the latter, as provided for in article L. 323-6, are exercised by the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Public easements

Article R1333-100

Public utility easements may be modified on the initiative of the representative of the State in the department or at the request of persons or organisations entitled to request their establishment.Th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Reference perimeter and authorisation for installation within this perimeter

Article R761-10

The authorisations referred to in Article L. 761-5 shall be issued by the competent authority referred to in Article R. 761-7.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Procedure.

Article L6362-10

…referred to in this book taken by the administrative authority may only be made, after notification of the results of the inspection, if an adversarial procedure has been followed.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Single chapter: Treatment of over-indebtedness

Article L771-10

A personal overindebtedness commission sits in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon.

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