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Showing 14711480 of 68886 articles for Art. L 221-24 to L 221-26 and R 221-79

French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Recovery of undue benefits and administrative penalties

Article R5426-24

Allowances, grants and other benefits mentioned in article L. 5426-8-1 amounting to less than €77 unduly paid by Pôle emploi shall not be recovered.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Commencement of employment, management, remuneration and benefits

Article R6153-24

Students in the third cycle of medical, odontology and pharmacy studies have the right to organise. They may set up trade union organisations, join them and hold office. They may not suffer any prejud…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Acceptance procedures

Article R2393-24

The holder of the contract may subcontract when the contract is awarded and throughout its performance, provided that he has declared this to the purchaser and has obtained the subcontractor's accepta…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: The automated national judicial database for perpetrators of sexual or violent offences

Article R53-8-26

In application of Article 706-53-8, the file manager sends daily notices to the Ministry of the Interior of new entries, changes of address relating to an entry or failure to provide proof of address.…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE I: Provisions specific to Saint Pierre and Miquelon.

Article R917-24

In article R. 713-17 : a) In 7° of I and 3° of II, the words: "of the category and, where applicable, the sub-category to which" are replaced by the words: "of the college to which"; b) In 1° of II, t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Compulsory consultations in establishments comprising one or more installations subject to authorisation or a basic nuclear installation

Article R2312-24

The provisions of this paragraph apply to establishments comprising one or more installations subject to authorisation pursuant to…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Submission and processing of applications

Article R612-24

The declaration of priority provided for in 1 of Article L. 612-7 shall include the date of the earlier filing, the State in or for which it was made, and the number assigned to it. The declaration of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Local hospitals

Article R6111-24

I.-A health care organisation is eligible for inclusion on the list of local hospitals provided for in article L. 6111-3-1 if it meets all the conditions mentioned in II. A site belonging to a health…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Admissibility of lists of candidates and individual applications

Article R1441-24

The Minister for Justice shall monitor compliance with the conditions set out in articles L. 1441-6 to L. 1441-17 relating to individual candidacies.This control also applies to the person mentioned i…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Definition and conditions for carrying out preimplantation diagnosis

Article R2131-24

When the indication for a diagnosis on the embryo is accepted, the couple or the unmarried woman is taken in charge by the multidisciplinary clinical-biological medical team responsible for medically…

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