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Showing 471480 of 68978 articles for Art. s. L. 145-1 to L. 145-60 + R. 145-1 to R. 145-38

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

Article R4422-38

The transfer of ownership of the movable objects referred to in article R. 4422-36 is recorded in a procès-verbal. It is drawn up by the territorially competent Prefect and by the President of the Exe…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 9: Communication to the Agency of information covered by medical or industrial secrecy

Article R1413-38

When the National Public Health Agency, in order to carry out the tasks mentioned in 1°, 2° and 6° of article L. 1413-1, needs the individual data mentioned in articles L. 1413-6 and L. 1413-7, its Di…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Building and public works employers

Article R6331-38

…ss the company expressly requests reimbursement. In this case, the refund is made within three months.

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 7: Professional liability.

Article R211-38

The amount of cover is freely determined by the parties to the contract referred to in article R. 211-35 according to the activities referred to in article L. 211-1 and carried on by the insured.The i…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Surface fresh water used or intended to be used for the production of water intended for human consumption

Article R1321-38

…consumption complies with the quality limits defined by order of the Minister for Health.The prefectoral order mentioned in article R. 1321-8 sets the values that must be respected for the physical,…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Presentation and payment

Article L131-38

A person who pays a cheque without a stop payment is presumed to be validly discharged. The drawee who pays an endorsable cheque is obliged to check the regularity of the series of endorsements, but n…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Recruitment by the user company at the end of an assignment.

Article L1251-38

When the user company hires, after an assignment, an employee made available to it by a temporary employment agency, the length of the assignments completed with this agency during the three months pr…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 4: Withholding

Article L623-38

I. - Where detention, as provided for by European Union regulations and relating to goods suspected of infringing a plant variety certificate, is implemented before an application by the holder of the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Special delegation

Article L2121-38

The powers of the special delegation are limited to acts of purely conservatory and urgent administration. Under no circumstances is it permitted to commit municipal finances beyond the available reso…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Statutory auditors

Article L511-38

Each credit institution, finance company or investment firm is audited by at least two statutory auditors, under the conditions defined in Book VIII of the Commercial Code. These statutory auditors mu…

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