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Showing 15311540 of 37977 articles for Art. Cass. com. 9-4-2002 n° 98-16.829

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 12: Payment incidents and penalties

Article R131-49

Where the account holder is subject to compulsory registration in the Trade and Companies Register or the National Register of Companies as a business in the trades and crafts sector and the amount of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Operations following death (R)

Article R2213-40

Any request for exhumation must be made by the next of kin of the deceased. The latter must provide proof of his or her civil status, domicile and the capacity in which he or she is making the request…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Operations following death (R)

Article R2213-41

The exhumation of the body of a person suffering, at the time of death, from one of the transmissible infections listed in a and b of article R. 2213-2-1, may only be authorised after the expiry of a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Operations following death (R)

Article R2213-42

Exhumations are carried out either outside cemetery opening hours to the public, or during these opening hours, in a part of the cemetery closed to the public. When the body is to be reburied in the s…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 9: State employees.

Article D5424-48

Days directly compensated by the State for bad weather are taken into account when calculating the maximum of sixty days provided for in article D. 5424-14.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 9: State employees.

Article D5424-47

Hours worked on public works or building projects on behalf of the State are included in the calculation of the minimum number of hours provided for in article D. 5424-11.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 9: State employees.

Article D5424-46

In the case of salaried workers employed by the State, the Ministers concerned may, where necessary, lay down special arrangements for the application of this section.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 9: State employees.

Article D5424-49

The Prefect shall issue to the employees concerned leaving the service a certificate bearing the information provided for in article D. 5424-31.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Combating the presence of lead

Article L1334-9

If the report, drawn up under the conditions mentioned in articles L. 1334-6 to L. 1334-8-1, reveals the presence of degraded coatings containing lead in concentrations above the thresholds defined by…

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

Article 919-5

The authors must have previously collaborated on writing or directing at least one cinematographic work in the documentary genre:1° Released in cinemas in France in 2020 or 2021 or scheduled to be rel…

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