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Showing 50315040 of 61439 articles for Art. R. 3304-22 · C. mon. fin. Art. L. 224-4

French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Risk assessment

Article R4433-4

…y bodies and the professional bodies for health, safety and working conditions mentioned in article L. 4643-1.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 2: Etablissements publics de coopération intercommunale dotés d'une fiscalité propre.

Article L5211-28-4

…ity solidarity grant between the communes. Additional criteria may be chosen by the Community Council. III. III -When a public establishment for inter-municipal cooperation subject to the tax provisio…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Deposit guarantee mechanism and resolution funding mechanism

Article L312-4-1

…s made in their own name and on their own account ;2° Finance companies as defined in II of article L. 511-1 for deposits made in their own name and on their own behalf;3° Financial holding companies…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: General obligation to provide pre-contractual information

Article R111-4-5

I.-For the application of Article L. 111-4-1, the following sports and leisure articles are subject to the provisions of this article: 1° Bicycles, as defined in Article 1 of Decree no. 2016-364 of 29…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Principles.

Article R232-42

…e initiated by the Director of the Testing Department, in accordance with the provisions of Article L. 232-12. Only the Director of the Testing Department, the employees of this department authorised…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 3: Hearing and deliberation

Article R532-41

…interpreter shall be appointed in the language defined under the conditions provided for in Article L. 521-8.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Employers' group made up of private-sector members and local authorities

Article R1253-43

…he same collective agreement, that agreement shall apply to the grouping set up pursuant to article L. 1253-19. Otherwise, all members choose the collective agreement they wish the grouping to apply,…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 6: Termination of commercial operation.

Article R752-47

The dismantling and restoration obligation mentioned in article L. 752-1, commercial facilities: 1° Located in buildings that are not intended exclusively for commercial use; 2° Located in buildings w…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Authorisation procedures.

Article R5141-40

…ral of the Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement et du travail. In order to obtain this authorisation, the marketing authorisation holder submits a dossier inclu…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Access to personal health information.

Article R1111-4

…the person making the request fails to respond within one of the time limits stipulated in article L. 1111-7, the information will be communicated to him/her.

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