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Showing 301310 of 64184 articles for Art. s. L 227-16 and L 227-17

French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Compensation and penalties.

Article L1226-17

In the event of safeguard, receivership or compulsory liquidation proceedings, the provisions relating to employee claims mentioned in Articles L. 3253-15, L. 3253-19 to L. 3253-21 are applicable to t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Ingredients and emissions

Article L3512-17

I.-Before any tobacco product is placed on the market, tobacco product manufacturers and importers must send a list of all the ingredients used in the manufacture of tobacco products and their emissio…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Water and sanitation

Article L2564-17

For the application to Mayotte of Article L. 2224-8 : 1° In the second paragraph of I, the reference to the year 2013 is replaced by the reference to the year 2015; 2° In the fifth paragraph of III, t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Budgets and accounts

Article L4425-17

The budget and the administrative account are made public. The place where they are made available to the public is the headquarters of the Corsican local authority. A brief, summary presentation outl…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Specific measures applicable to establishments and products

Article L521-17

In the event of serious or immediate danger, the Minister responsible for consumer affairs and the minister(s) concerned may, by joint order, suspend for a period not exceeding one year the manufactur…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Bakers' names and signs

Article L122-17

Professionals who do not themselves ensure, from selected raw materials, the kneading of the dough, its fermentation and shaping as well as the baking of the bread at the place of sale to the final co…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Household and other waste

Article L2224-17

The general obligation of maintenance to which the owners and lessees of the public domain are subject includes that of ensuring or having ensured the management of waste found there.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Obligations, liabilities and guarantees.

Article L522-17

Each establishment has its own special regulations which supplement the general provisions of the standard regulations by laying down operating conditions that take account of the nature and location…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Rescue and fire-fighting.

Article L2512-17

The Prefect of Police is responsible for fire rescue and defence.He retains the powers he exercises by virtue of the special law on the subject.As such, the Paris Fire Brigade is the territorially com…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Manufacturing and wholesale distribution.

Article L5124-17

Pharmaceutical companies and establishments may only be advertised in accordance with the conditions laid down by regulation.

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