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Showing 31613170 of 5611 articles for Art. Directive 86/653/EEC – 18 Dec. 1986

French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Operation

Article R3262-21

Where the vouchers are issued by a specialised company, it may only accept in payment instalments corresponding to the full value of these vouchers. These payments are made: 1° Either by direct transf…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Police

Article R2512-14

The right-hand side of a street is determined: - in streets perpendicular or oblique to the course of the Seine, by the right-hand side of the passer-by walking away from the river; - in streets paral…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Agreements and links with companies.

Article R4113-110

The public is informed of the existence of direct or indirect links between healthcare professionals and the companies or establishments referred to in article L. 4113-13 when the professional is pres…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Filing of contracts in the non-industrial and non-commercial public sector

Article R6275-3

The departmental unit of the Direction régionale des entreprises, de la concurrence, de la consommation, du travail et de l'emploi will give its decision within twenty days of receipt of all the docum…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Accountant.

Article R6145-54-4

The revenues of public health establishments are recovered : 1° Either by virtue of enforceable judgements or contracts ; 2° Or by virtue of revenue orders issued and made enforceable by the director…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Associate assistants.

Article R6152-540

Associate assistants made available, with their agreement, to an inter-hospital syndicate under the conditions set out in article R. 6152-502, may only carry out their duties under the direct responsi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Organisation

Article L512-49

…bers appointed by the General Meeting under the conditions defined in articles L. 225-17 and L. 225-18 of the French Commercial Code, a representative of the professional agricultural organisations ap…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter VII: Review in civil matters

Article 1031-13

…the adviser-rapporteur to the applicant's lawyer under the conditions provided for in Article 1031-18.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Employee adviser

Article D1232-11

An employee who carries out his professional activity outside any establishment, with the exception of the employees mentioned in article D. 1232-10, is entitled to have the hours spent carrying out t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Common provisions.

Article R1311-10

…ith the provisions of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2006 (REACH), and the orders provided for in 1° of II of Article L. 521-6 of the Environ…

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