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Showing 311320 of 44299 articles for Art. CE 25-2-2004 n° 250328

French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Technical and safety guarantees

Article A322-25

…ool is a children's pool with a maximum water depth of 0.40 metres. This maximum water depth is reduced to 0.20 metres at the edge of the pool.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 4: Interest on arrears, flat-rate compensation and additional compensation for recovery costs

Article R3133-25

…lt interest referred to in Article L. 3133-13 is equal to the interest rate applied by the European Central Bank to its most recent main refinancing operations, in force on the first day of the half-y…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Seaports (R).

Article R1614-25

The standardised documents and media, referred to in article R. 1614-24 and 1° of article R. 1614-26, are provided free of charge by the State.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: The Compagnie Nationale and the regional companies

Article R821-25

…nationale contributes to achieving the objectives set out in article L. 821-6 for the proper practice of the profession by its members. The Compagnie nationale represents the profession and defends i…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Reimbursement by the employer.

Article D5424-25

The company is reimbursed by the paid leave funds for the allowances paid to its employees under the legislation on bad weather, which are calculated by allocating to the amount of each allowance paid…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Miscellaneous provisions

Article L224-25-29

…lar intellectual property rights, prevents or limits the use of the digital content or digital service in accordance with the provisions of articles L. 224-25-13 and L. 224-25-14, the nullity of the c…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Compulsory consultations in establishments comprising one or more installations subject to authorisation or a basic nuclear installation

Article R2312-25

…p> It issues a reasoned opinion on this dossier within fifteen days of the employer receiving the public enquiry report. The chairman of the committee sen…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Qualifications for jury service

Article 258-1

…clude persons who, for a serious reason, do not appear to be able to perform jury duty. Non-compliance with the provisions of this article and the preceding article shall not invalidate the formation…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 6: Committees - Representation on outside bodies.

Article LO6221-25

After the election of the Executive Council under the conditions set out in article LO 6222-6, the territorial council may form its committees and appoint its members or delegates to sit on outside bo…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 6: Committees - Representation on outside bodies.

Article LO6321-25

After the election of the Executive Council under the conditions set out in article LO 6322-6, the Territorial Council may form its committees and appoint its members or delegates to sit on outside bo…

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