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Showing 22312240 of 26972 articles for Art. CE 16-4-2012 n° 323592

French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Effects of curatorship and guardianship on the protection of the person

Article 457-1

The protected person shall receive from the person responsible for his or her protection, in a manner appropriate to his or her condition and without prejudice to the information that third parties ar…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Effects of curatorship and guardianship on the protection of the person

Article 459-1

…vement of a legal representative. However, where the measure has been entrusted to a person or service in charge of a health establishment or a social or medico-social establishment under the conditio…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 3: Penalties for intermediaries

Article L354-4

…ICLES IN THE WAY THEY THEY ARE WRITTEN L. 342-1 and L. 342-4 to L. 342-6 Resulting from the ordonnance n° 2016-301 du 14 mars 2016

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes III

Article Annexe III-16 a (art. A322-82)

…PA-20 skillsE-24 (*)0 to 40 metresPE-20 or PA-20, training towards PE-40 or PA-40 skills E-34 (*)Space from 0 to 60 metresPE-40 or PA-40, in training towards PE-60 or PA-60 skillsE-44 (*) Possibility…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Operation

Article D211-45

…Director acting on behalf of the Board of Directors which, within a period of ten days following receipt of the minutes or the decision by the Minister for Sport, have not been the subject of either…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Title XVI: Controls on cash transported by bearer or forming part of a consignment without the intervention of a bearer to or from abroad.

Article 465

…der the conditions set out in Article L. 152-4 of the Monetary and Financial Code. II - Customs officers may temporarily detain cash transported by bearer or sent without the intervention of a bearer,…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Undeclared imports and exports.

Article 424

…declaration:1° goods declared for temporary export, in the event of non-representation or a difference in nature or kind between the said goods and those presented at departure ;2° objects prohibited…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Board of Directors.

Article R4642-4

…annual strategic objectives, in particular those set out in the Contract of Objectives and Performance between the Agency and the State; 2° The agency's work programme; 3° The general organisation of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Rest homes for women who have recently given birth.

Article D6124-433

The establishment must be located in a quiet environment and have green spaces adapted to its capacity.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Rest homes for women who have recently given birth.

Article D6124-439

…will be determined in agreement with the doctor in charge of the maternal and child protection service, taking into account the size of the staff.

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