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Showing 701710 of 1715 articles for Art. Vertical Guidelines – point 145

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Policing of roads and buildings (R).

Article R2512-15

…endicular or oblique to the course of the Seine, at the entrance to the street taken at the nearest point to the river, so that the numbers increase as they move away from the river; - in streets para…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Various roads and networks.

Article R4533-2

A site access road is built to allow vehicles and pedestrians to reach at least one point within the site perimeter. This road is extended into the site by other roads allowing workers to access the a…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Advertising in specialised sales outlets.

Article R3323-3

Inside the points of sale defined in article R. 3323-2, the size of an advertising poster for an alcoholic beverage may not exceed 0.35 square metres. In the rooms of public houses, restaurants and ho…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Controlling epidemics and certain communicable diseases

Article R3821-11

A point of entry to the Territory is created in Wallis and Futuna when: 1° Annual airport traffic exceeds a number of passengers from an international journey defined by order of the Ministers for the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Shareholders' meetings.

Article R225-72

Any shareholder of a company whose shares are all in registered form and who wishes to make use of the option to request the inclusion of items or draft resolutions on the agenda of a meeting may ask…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Administrative liability.

Article 403

If it is not found that there are grounds for seizure, the sum of 0.76 euros must be paid to the person whose home was searched, in accordance with article 64 above, subject to any greater damages to…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 5: Recovery of fines

Article R220

The costs of recovering fines imposed in the cases provided for by the Code of Criminal Procedure and the Penal Code are taxed in accordance with the rates for civil matters. These costs are not charg…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Organisation and operation

Article R6123-3-14

The Regional Committee for Employment, Training and Vocational Guidance meets at least twice a year, when convened jointly by the Prefect of the Region and the Chairman of the Regional Council, who se…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Annual consultation on the company's strategic orientations

Article L2312-24

…s. This consultation also covers forward-looking management of jobs and skills, vocational training guidelines and the skills development plan. The committee issues an opinion on the company's strateg…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Regulatory and monitoring role in the field of technical protection measures and the identification of protected works and objects

Article R331-23

…cle 18 of Law No. 86-1067 of 30 September 1986 on freedom of communication, gives an account of the guidelines it has set, pursuant to the last paragraph of Article L. 331-28, with regard to the proce…

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