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Showing 51715180 of 65307 articles for Art. L 228-11 à L 228-19

French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter IX: Parental authority

Article 1180-1

The joint declaration provided for in articles 370-1-8 and 372 of the Civil Code shall be delivered or sent in triplicate by registered post to the registrar of the judicial court for the place where…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Operation of imprest accounts (R)

Article R1617-11

Unless a dispensation is granted by the Minister responsible for the budget, only the following may be paid through an imprest account: 1° Equipment and operating expenses not included in a public con…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Funeral vehicles (R)

Article D2223-110

The burial compartment, intended to receive one or more bodies before committal, is separated in a closed and hermetically sealed manner from the passenger compartment intended for the driver and, whe…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Issue of the licence and prior declaration

Article R7123-11

The beneficiary of the licence must inform the prefect referred to in article R. * 7123-9 within one month, by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt, of any change in the location of the r…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Jurisdiction and powers of Deputy European Public Prosecutors

Article 696-110

Proceedings brought before the Deputy European Public Prosecutors fall within the jurisdiction of the Paris courts, both at first instance and on appeal. By way of derogation from Articles 206,207,207…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Inter-establishment prevention and occupational health services.

Article D4622-11

For the supervision of the inter-establishment occupational health and prevention service, each establishment social and economic committee exercises the same powers as those defined in articles D. 46…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Content of the framework document

Article R5422-11

The framework document includes a statement of macroeconomic assumptions, consistent with the forecasts in the Finance Act, the Social Security Financing Act and the Public Finance Programming Act, as…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Composition

Article R6147-118

I.- The Committee is chaired by the Chief Medical Officer of the Armed Forces Hospital or the person designated by him for this purpose. The Vice-Chairman is appointed by the Chairman of the Committee…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Board of Directors.

Article D6431-11

…ber of the Board of Directors are free of charge. The persons concerned may be compensated for travel expenses incurred by them in the performance of their duties as directors under the conditions def…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter VI: Parentage and subsidies

Article 1149-1

Where, in the case of a change of filiation, the child of full age consents to the change of his or her name, this consent is received by a civil registrar, a notary, a French diplomatic or consular a…

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