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Showing 10911100 of 18855 articles for Art. CE 8-7-2005 n° 253291

French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Paragraph 2: Apprehension in the hands of a third party

Article R222-8

…luntary surrender is made within the time limit set, the distraining creditor may apply to the enforcement judge in the place where the third party holder of the property resides for an order to surre…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Guarantees granted in the exercise a professional activity

Article L7227-8

Civil servants governed by Titles I to IV of the General Civil Service Regulations shall, at their request, be placed on secondment to carry out one of the mandates or functions mentioned in article L…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Portfolio transfers between a supplementary occupational pension fund and an institution for occupational retirement provision established in another Member State of the European Union or in another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article R370-8

…When the agreement of the subscriber cannot be obtained because the companies of the employers concerned are in liquidation or have disappeared, only the agreement of the beneficiaries obtained in a…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Research on the human embryo, human embryonic stem cells and human induced pluripotent stem cells

Article L2163-8

As stated in Article 511-19-3 of the French Criminal Code, reproduced below:Art. 511-19-3: Importing or exporting embryonic stem cells for research purposes without having obtained the authorisation r…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Principles.

Article L2141-8

The provisions of articles L. 2141-5 to L. 2141-7 are a matter of public policy. Any measure taken by the employer contrary to these provisions shall be deemed to be improper and shall give rise to da…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Declaration of activity as a live performance entrepreneur

Article L7122-8

The administrations and bodies concerned shall provide the administrative authority competent to issue the declaration receipt with all information relating to the situation of the entertainment promo…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Ongoing evaluation of the criteria for granting early access authorisation and transmission of new data

Article R5121-71

…ia mentioned in I of Article L. 5121-12, the Haute Autorité de santé and, where applicable, the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé may at any time ask the holder of th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 9: End of contract

Article R6152-718

…t the end of the period of secondment stipulated in the contract must give at least two months' notice. On expiry of the contract, the secondment ceases automatically, without giving rise to any compe…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Performance of duties

Article R6152-707

…ticle L. 6152-1 employed on a full-time basis devote their entire professional activity to the service of the employing public health establishment, without prejudice to the provisions of article L. 6…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Performance of duties

Article R6152-708

The weekly service of practitioners recruited on the basis of 3° of article L. 6152-1 is set at ten half-days per week when they work full-time and between four and nine half-days per week when they w…

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