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Showing 37813790 of 34523 articles for Art. Loi 86-18 du 6 janvier 1986

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Guarantees granted in the exercise of the mandate

Article R7125-6

In the case of part-time work, the credit of hours is reduced in proportion to the ratio between the hours set out in the employment contract of the employee concerned, in accordance with the provisio…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Guarantees granted in the exercise of the mandate or office

Article R7227-6

In the case of part-time work, the credit of hours is reduced in proportion to the ratio between the hours set out in the employment contract of the employee concerned, in accordance with the provisio…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 5: Disciplinary system

Article R422-61

…mbers and his or her alternate is disqualified on one of the grounds provided for in article L. 111-6 of the Code of Judicial Organisation, the Disciplinary Board may only sit and deliberate if all th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Dispensing to the public

Article R5126-60

The following are deemed to be registered on the list referred to in Article R. 5126-58: 1° Hospital preparations referred to in 2° of Article L. 5121-1 which are the subject of an initial prescriptio…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Commercial agents.

Article R134-6

…clerk's office of the commercial court within whose jurisdiction they are domiciled. They shall produce a declaration to this effect, a receipt for which shall be issued to them.As an exception to th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Penalties

Article R6112-6

…ealth Agency observes a breach of the public hospital service obligations referred to in Article L. 6112-2, he informs the legal representative of the health care organisation responsible for the brea…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L132-6

…1° Scientific or technical works; 2° Anthologies and encyclopaedias; 3° Prefaces, annotations, introductions, presentations; 4° Illustrations for a work ; 5° Limited edition luxury editions; 6° Prayer…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Authorisation to occupy the public domain constituting rights in rem

Article L1311-6

…ts and property and in the cases provided for in the first and second paragraphs of Article L. 1311-6-1, than to a person approved by the local authorities, their groupings and their public establishm…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER VII: Provisions relating to local authority accountants

Article L1617-6

…documents required for the execution of their expenditure and revenue, in compliance with the procedures laid down by decree: 1° The regions and the Corsican collectivity; 2° The départements; 3° The…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Special provisions for economic operators from countries outside the European Union or the European Economic Area

Article R2344-6

…es outside the European Union or the European Economic Area to take part in the contract award procedure, before examining the accessibility of economic operators to the procedure, it may, where it fi…

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