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Showing 17211730 of 44169 articles for Art. 4 Oct 1996 — RJDA 3/97 n° 431

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions (R)

Article R2223-49

The thanatopractors who hold the national thanatopractor diploma provided for in articles D. 2223-122 to D. 2223-131 are deemed to have the professional training required by this paragraph to carry ou…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Participative financing intermediaries

Article R548-4

…s, free loans and donations per lender and the default indicators defined in b of 3° of Article R. 548-5.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Fees charged by bailiffs

Article A444-44

…by virtue of a court decision or an enforceable deed or title, the service appearing under number 204 of table 3-3 gives rise to the collection, by the judicial officer who has been mandated to manage…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Fees charged by bailiffs

Article A444-43

…e judicial officer of the following emoluments:Number of the service (table 3-3 of article appendix 4-7)Description of the serviceFee 151 Request for information. 21.28 € 152 Copies of the documents a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Fees charged by bailiffs

Article A444-45

Reporting to the Commission de coordination des actions de prévention des expulsions locatives, listed under number 205 in table 3-3, gives rise to a fee of €9.92 per payment order..

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Informing the authorities about risk prevention

Article R4411-42

The body referred to in article L. 4411-4 is designated by order of the ministers responsible for health, labour, the environment and agriculture. This order sets out the technical details of the body…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Additional requirements for mobile work equipment

Article R4324-40

Self-propelled mobile work equipment is fitted with a braking and stopping device. Where safety so requires, particularly in the case of equipment with a heavily loaded braking system, an emergency de…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Additional requirements for mobile work equipment

Article R4324-43

Remotely controlled self-propelled mobile work equipment must be fitted with a device enabling it to stop automatically when it leaves the field of control. If it is liable to collide with workers, su…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Additional requirements for mobile work equipment

Article R4324-44

In the event of simultaneous movement of several pieces of self-propelled mobile work equipment running on rails, these pieces of equipment are fitted with means to reduce the consequences of a possib…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Additional requirements for mobile work equipment

Article R4324-41

Mobile work equipment comprising parts which, during work, exceed the clearance gauge must, during transport or movement, be fitted with the necessary devices to hold these parts in a safe position. T…

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