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Showing 741750 of 63585 articles for Art. L. 2312-42 and L. 2312-49

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

Article R1614-42

…e special assistance mentioned in article R. 1614-41 are delegated to the regional prefects in mainland France and to the prefect of Corsica. They are divided between them as follows: 1° 25% according…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Organisation of work

Article D1432-42

…rs of the healthcare system is responsible, in collaboration with the other specialised commissions and under the conditions set out in article L. 1432-4, for drawing up a specific report on the asses…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: The exchange of information between the competent authorities of different Member States pursuant to Directive 2019/1153 of 20 June 2019

Article R49-42

The public prosecutor, the investigating judge and the officers or agents of the judicial police mentioned in articles 60-1,77-1-1 and 99-3 keep registers enabling the traceability of requests receive…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: National monitoring system for medically assisted procreation

Article R2142-42

…eation are: 1° The Agence de la biomédecine; 2° Health establishments, medical biology laboratories and organisations authorised to carry out the activities mentioned in Article L. 2142-1; 3° The foll…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: The procedure provided for in III to V of Article L. 752-17

Article R752-42

…absolute majority of the members present, shall refer a project to itself pursuant to V of Article L. 752-17.The chairman of the national commission notifies the national commission's decision, by re…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-subparagraph 2: Declarations for the purpose of secondary registration outside the jurisdiction of the principal place of business.

Article R123-42

…for secondary registration.This application also states the trader's surname, usual name, pseudonym and first names, as well as the information provided for in 1° and 2° of Article R. 123-237.The appl…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Approvals

Article D4622-49-2

Each Regional Directorate for the Economy, Employment, Labour and Solidarity presents to the Regional Occupational Health and Safety Committee, for its opinion, the procedures for applying at regional…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Compensation for severe disability

Article R5213-42

…using a form, the model for which is set by joint order of the ministers responsible for employment and the disabled.This form, duly completed and signed, must be accompanied by the following document…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Provisions applicable before the investigating, trial, sentence enforcement and secure detention courts

Article R*49-28

The court registry shall notify the parties and the public prosecutor by any means and without delay of the decision ruling on the transfer of the priority question of constitutionality to the Cour de…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 13: Availability of spare parts for medical equipment

Article D224-42

Manufacturers, importers and distributors of vehicles for the physically disabled, including electric scooters and walkers, shall ensure the availability of spare parts, in particular those listed as…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
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