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Showing 24712480 of 3358 articles for Art. 20 févr. 2001

French Public Health CodeIn force
Single section

Article R3354-14

…ntrol analysis, for a new opinion, to the expert doctor on the list provided for in article R. 3354-20 and designated by the judicial authority.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Ban on smoking in certain public places

Article R3512-4

…not be opened unintentionally; 3° Not be a place of passage; 4° Have a surface area no greater than 20% of the total surface area of the establishment in which the pitches are located, without the sur…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Commissions responsible for applications for authorisation to practise by doctors with hospital and university qualifications

Article D4111-13-5

…e university lecturers mentioned in the first paragraph of articles 4 and 8 of decree no. 91-966 of 20 September 1991 relating to the associate staff of hospitals and university centres in the medical…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Implementation through the payment of an annual contribution

Article D5212-21

…icle L. 5212-8 for a period of more than three years, the amount mentioned in 2° of Article D. 5212-20 is set at 1,500 times the minimum hourly growth wage, regardless of the number of employees. The…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Payment of training costs under the personal training account

Article D6323-5

…gional inter-professional joint committee in application of the second paragraph of article L. 6323-20, the Caisse des dépôts et consignations will debit the holder's account for the corresponding rig…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Substitution of the user for the modelling agency in the event of insufficient security

Article R7123-38

…user is substituted for the modelling agency for the payment of the sums defined in article R. 7123-20 which remain due by the agency in respect of the services provided by the models on behalf of thi…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Single chapter

Article R811-3

…ticles R. 135-1 to R. 135-4;Article R. 136-1 is applicable in its wording resulting from decree no. 2021-1369 of 20 October 2021;2° The provisions of Book II;3° The provisions of Book III with the exc…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Expenditure

Article L3664-1

…ticle L. 1621-2 ;3° Contributions to the general social security scheme pursuant to article L. 3123-20-2 and contributions to the pension schemes for elected representatives pursuant to articles L. 31…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: European standardised information sheet

Article R313-4

…borrower is exposed to a fluctuation in the exchange rate, an example illustrating the impact of a 20% fluctuation in the exchange rate is given in this sheet. Where a ceiling limits this fluctuation…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Distribution and transmission of electricity (R).

Article R2333-105

…nicipalities with a population greater than 2,000 and less than or equal to 5,000;PR = (0.381 P - 1,204) euros for municipalities with a population greater than 5,000 and less than or equal to 20,000…

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