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Showing 641650 of 61869 articles for Art. R. 512-39-1 et s.

French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Functional protection

Article R722-39

Without prejudice to the agreement concluded between the lawyer and the judge under Article 10 of Law no. 71-1130 of 31 December 1971 reforming certain judicial and legal professions, the State may en…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Financial responsibility

Article R1611-39

The Commission's secretariat is provided by the Minister responsible for local and regional authorities. The expenses relating to the operation of the commission are entered in the State budget, missi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Drawing up and auditing the accounts of the social and economic committee

Article R2315-39

…ir management, including the committee's economic responsibilities and social and cultural activities. They provide the new members with all documents relating to the administration and activities of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Incidents

Article R3252-39

…ceed the unseizable portion of the remuneration, the employer shall remit the remainder to the debtor. The employer continues to pay the seizable portion of the remuneration to the registry, after ded…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Implementation of financial penalties

Article R1435-39

Standby duty is paid at least once a year.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3 : Conditions for accreditation of practitioners performing pre-implantation diagnosis

Article R2131-39

…reditation, as well as in the event of insufficient quality of results with regard to the criteria set by the Director General of the Agence de la biomédecine, after obtaining the opinion of the Orien…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 7: State property transferred to the assets of the Corsican regional authority

Article R4422-39

…archaeological sites and movable objects will be published in the prefecture's administrative records.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Fire safety instructions

Article R4227-39

The fire safety instructions provide for periodic tests and inspections of equipment and for drills during which workers learn to recognise the characteristics of the general alarm sound signal, to lo…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Special provisions applicable to work equipment used for lifting loads

Article R4323-39

During the use of mobile work equipment used for lifting non-guided loads, measures are taken to prevent it from tipping, overturning, moving or sliding unexpectedly.

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Additional requirements for mobile work equipment

Article R4324-39

…mobile work equipment is fitted with devices to prevent it from being started by unauthorised persons.

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