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Showing 18711880 of 44300 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. QPC 20-3-2014 n° 13-24.439 FS-PB

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 5: Miscellaneous and transitional provisions Paragraph 1 National diploma for thanatopractitioners (R).

Article R2223-132

Preservation care is carried out with respect for the dignity of the deceased: 1° In the preparation room of the technical area of a mortuary under the conditions provided for by article D. 2223-84 ;…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Provisions applicable to victims and civil parties

Article D594-13

Without prejudice to the possibility for the public prosecutor or the investigating or trial court hearing the case to order, of its own motion or at the request of the civil party, the translation of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Supplementary provisions

Article D3142-13

In the absence of an agreement mentioned in article L. 3142-26, in order to terminate the leave early or to waive it in the cases provided for in article L. 3142-19, the employee must send a reasoned…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Special provisions.

Article R5141-130

I.-The qualified person shall send the application for authorisation provided for in Article L. 5141-12 to the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'en…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Amendment procedure

Article R1333-137

The person responsible for the nuclear activity must make a new declaration or submit a new application for registration or authorisation to the Nuclear Safety Authority before implementing the activi…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 6: Nature of the continuous assessment of knowledge leading to the brevet d'Etat d'éducateur sportif à trois degrés (three-degree state diploma for sports instructors) during training under the responsibility of the Minister for Sport

Article A212-131

After passing one or more selection tests, the training leading to the common part of the brevet d'Etat d'éducateur sportif à trois degrés in the form of continuous assessment of knowledge takes place…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Powers and organisation for the protection of copyright and related rights

Article L331-13

The member of the authority designated pursuant to IV of Article 4 of Law no. 86-1067 of 30 September 1986 on freedom of communication shall be responsible for carrying out the mission provided for in…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Extending the stay of students and researchers

Article L422-13

The family members of a foreign national who has been issued with a temporary residence permit bearing the wording "seeking employment or setting up a business", as provided for in article L. 422-10,…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Fixing the term and duration of the contract.

Article L1251-13

When the engagement contract is concluded to replace an employee who is temporarily absent or whose employment contract has been suspended, or for a replacement carried out under 4° and 5° of Article…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 5: Monitoring the completion of the work

Article D2171-13

The project management team is responsible for monitoring the execution of the works and, where appropriate, for supervising them.The purpose of monitoring the execution of the works is, firstly, to e…

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