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Showing 12811290 of 1973 articles for Art. 131-38

French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Explanations provided to the borrower and assessment of his creditworthiness

Article L341-33

Natural persons found guilty of offences punishable by the provisions of articles L. 341-29 to L. 341-32 shall also incur as additional penalties the prohibition, in accordance with the procedures set…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Common provisions

Article L214-41

Subject to the limits and conditions laid down by a decree of the Conseil d'Etat, an undertaking for collective investment in real estate may grant, over its assets, the guarantees necessary for the c…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Medical surveillance.

Article R4542-17

A worker may not be assigned to work on a visual display screen unless he has undergone an appropriate eye and vision examination as part of the information and prevention visits. If the result of thi…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R331-7

In the disciplines for which they have been delegated, the delegating federations lay down the technical and safety rules applicable to the events mentioned in article R. 331-6. The specific regulatio…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Public policy.

Article L3123-36

The employee holding an intermittent employment contract benefits from the rights granted to full-time employees, subject, as regards the contractual rights mentioned in article L. 3123-38, to the spe…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 3: Liquidation of the debtor's assets

Article R742-28

The protection litigation judge, at the request of the liquidator, shall determine the price to be paid for the property to be sold, the essential conditions of the sale and the visiting arrangements.…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1a: National health identifier

Article R1111-8-5

The right to object provided for in the first paragraph of article 38 of law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to information technology, files and civil liberties does not apply to the processing…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Election documents

Article R2122-52-4

Under the supervision of the National Commission for Voting Operations, the service provider mentioned in 2° of Article R. 2122-14 prints the ballot papers for all the candidatures mentioned in Articl…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Other missions.

Article R1142-41

For the application of articles R. 1142-38 to R. 1142-40, the Commission may ask the commissions mentioned in article L. 1142-5 and the Office for any information relating to their operation and activ…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Appeal procedures

Article R3211-44

II of article R. 3211-33-1, the last paragraph of article R. 3211-36, the last paragraph of article R. 3211-39 as well as articles R. 3211-38, R. 3211-40 and R. 3211-41 are applicable on appeal. The o…

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