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Showing 22012210 of 14329 articles for Art. CE 8-11-1978 n° 8603

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Financial contributions from communes, public establishments for inter-communal cooperation and the Corsican local authority to the budget for fire and rescue services in Corsica

Article L1424-82

The contribution of the Corsican regional authority to the budget of each fire and rescue service in Corsica is set each year by a decision of the Assembly of Corsica in the light of the reports on th…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK VII: Commercial jurisdictions and the organisation of commerce.

Article A750-8

…7 of 6 January 1978 relating to information technology, files and freedoms does not apply to the processing set up.

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Preferential rights and guarantees for wage claims.

Article L143-11-4

The insurance scheme provided for in article L. 143-11-1 is implemented by an association set up by the most representative national professional employers' organisations and approved by the Minister…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Autorité des marchés financiers

Article L783-8

…right-hand column of the same table: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 621-6 law n° 2003-706 of 1st August 2003 L. 621-7 with the exception of 4° of its IV Law no. 2021-1308 of 8 Oc…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Operations of strategic interest to the French economy abroad

Article R442-11-1

The guarantee provided for in a of 1° of article L. 432-2 may be granted to the beneficiaries mentioned in article L. 432-1 carrying out a transaction of strategic interest for the French economy abro…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Preferential rights and guarantees for wage claims.

Article L143-11-9

…mentioned in article L. 143-11-4 is subrogated to the rights of employees for whom it has made advances:a) For all claims, during a safeguard procedure ;b) For claims guaranteed by the preferential ri…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Application to the armed forces health service

Article R6113-11-4

…ions of articles R. 6113-1, R. 6113-4 and R. 6113-10, the doctors appointed by the Minister of Defence carry out the tasks performed by the doctor responsible for medical information in the establishm…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Conditions for authorisation and practice

Article D513-11-6

…ticle L. 513-11-1 have premises, staff and equipment to guarantee the quality, health safety and traceability of the faeces collected, and to reduce the risks, particularly of contamination, for recip…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L2141-11-1

…f gametes or germ tissue derived from the human body are subject to authorisation issued by the Agence de la biomédecine. They are exclusively intended to enable the pursuit of a parental project thro…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 411-89

…post-production support, the works must have been the subject of an application for an exhibition licence or have obtained one during the year of the application for support or during the calendar yea…

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