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Showing 541550 of 53704 articles for Art. CA Paris 1-12-2021 n° 20/04742

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

Article R1424-12

…n the fire and rescue service who are not professional firefighters to the administrative and technical commission of the fire and rescue services, provided for in article L. 1424-31, takes place by p…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R721-12

…nstitute's operations must relate to the territories in which it is authorised to operate. They are carried out and accounted for in accordance with commercial and banking rules and practices.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Public policy

Article R3122-12

The occupational physician is informed by the employer of any absence of night workers due to illness.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Membership rules

Article D3141-12

In companies carrying out one or more activities falling within the scope of the extended national collective agreements for building and public works, holiday entitlement is provided on the basis of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Coordination committees.

Article D1432-12

…may hear any outside person whose opinion is likely to enlighten their work. They may set up technical committees of their own choosing.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Union representation

Article R1432-122

The number of delegation hours available to each union delegate is that mentioned inarticle L. 2143-13 of the Labour Code, applied to the headcount of each of the two colleges mentioned in article R.…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Union representation

Article R1432-123

The trade union organisations mentioned inArticle L. 2142-1-1 of the Labour Code may appoint representatives of the trade union sections under the conditions laid down in Section II of Chapter II of T…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Union representation

Article R1432-121

…e assessment of the representativeness of the trade union organisations: 1° The percentage of votes cast in the elections to the agency committees in favour of the organisations mentioned in Articles…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Embryo research

Article R2151-12

Any establishment or organisation that carries out embryo research is required to keep the protocol provided for in Article L. 2151-5, the documents attesting to the collection of the consents referre…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R2311-12

…ith, the centre loses its name and, if it has entered into an agreement with the department in application of article L. 2112-4, this agreement is terminated. In the case of centres that are not run b…

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