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Showing 941950 of 64513 articles for Art. L. 133-4 et R. 133-3

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: Funeral equipment

Article L2223-40

…y sites may be managed directly or by delegated management. Cinerary sites included within the perimeter of a cemetery or not contiguous to a crematorium must be managed directly. When a cinerary site…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: Funeral equipment

Article L2223-43

…committal and transfer a body to a funeral home must hold the authorisation provided for in Article L. 2223-23 on the sole basis of the professional competence of the agents and the compliance of the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Local representative

Article L2412-4

…ntend to renew a contract containing a renewal clause, with the authorisation of the Labour Inspector. This procedure also applies to the former local representative or to the candidate for local repr…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Priority for re-employment.

Article L1233-45

…lso entitled to priority re-employment on the basis of this qualification, if he informs the employer.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-section 4 - Automatic processing of personal data for the purpose of establishing the biological profile of athletes referred to in Article L. 230-3

Article R232-41-4

The data referred to in Article R. 232-41-3 may be communicated to the French Anti-Doping Agency by : 1° The World Anti-Doping Agency via the anti-doping administration and management system hosted on…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: General provisions (R)

Article R2221-42

La régie peut, dans les conditions prévues à Article L. 2253-1, acquire financial holdings in public, semi-public or private companies that carry out a complementary or related activity. The public se…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: General provisions (R)

Article R2221-40

The régie may receive accepted bills of exchange in settlement of its receivables, endorse them or remit them for collection. Bills received in settlement may be discounted in accordance with commerci…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Part-time work.

Article L212-4-4

…any or establishment agreement may reduce the period provided for in the first paragraph of article L. 212-4-3, within which the employee must be notified of the change in the distribution of working…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Rules and procedures

Article R2225-4

…t of the public establishment for inter-communal cooperation with its own tax system when it is competent:1° Identifies the risks to be taken into account;2° Determines, according to these risks, the…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Effects of full adoption

Article 370-1-4

The full adoption of the child of a spouse, partner bound by a civil solidarity pact or cohabitee leaves the child's original filiation with regard to that person and his or her family intact. For the…

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