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Showing 631640 of 63931 articles for Art. s. L 225-215 and L 225-216 · Art. L 242-24

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: The Board of Directors

Article L1424-24

The departmental fire and rescue service is administered by a board of directors made up of representatives of the department, the communes and the public establishments for inter-communal cooperation…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Recommendations sent to subscribers

Article L331-24

A decree in the Council of State shall specify the conditions of application of this paragraph.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Allocation of working hours

Article L3123-24

A company or establishment agreement or, failing that, an extended branch agreement may determine the period within which the employee is to be notified of the change in the distribution of working ho…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Supplementary provisions

Article L3122-24

In the absence of an agreement, a decree may set the list of sectors for which the maximum working week is set at between forty and forty-four hours.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Infrastructure management

Article L4424-24

The Corsican rail network is transferred to the assets of the territorial collectivity of Corsica, which is responsible for its development, maintenance, management and, where appropriate, extension.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L132-24

…rance contract ceases to have effect in respect of a beneficiary who has been convicted of having wilfully caused the death of the insured or the contracting party.The amount of the surrender or trans…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Traceability

Article L3512-24

I.-Tobacco product manufacturers and importers shall enter into a contract for the storage of data accessible through the unique identifier with an independent third party, for the purpose of hosting…

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

Article L2312-24

The Social and Economic Committee is consulted on the strategic orientations of the company, defined by the body responsible for the administration or supervision of the company, and on their conseque…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Levy

Article L512-24

For the purposes of investigating and establishing infringements, samples that have not been found to comply with the regulations will be reimbursed at their value on the day of sampling, inclusive of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Funeral operations

Article L2542-24

Awards are made according to the method established by the laws and regulations for communal works.

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