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Showing 45414550 of 45704 articles for Art. L. 125-9 + C. com. Art. D. 145-34

French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter II: Rights of preferred film production creditors

Article D312-1

…Article L. 312-2, the sums entered in the account provided for in 1° of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Single chapter

Article D3411-2

For the application of Chapter V of Title IV of Book III of this Part, references to the Departmental Directors of the Economy, Employment, Labour and Solidarity are replaced : a) By the reference to…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Mayotte Regional Health Agency

Article D1446-8

…Agency on the proposal of the Departmental Council for Citizenship and Autonomy mentioned inArticle L. 149-1 of the Social Action and Family Code, if it is consulted.3° The college of social partners…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Budget and accounts.

Article D2573-29

I. - The articles R. 2311-1 to R. 2311-9 and the articles R. 2311-11 to D. 2311-14 and article D. 2311-16 are applicable to the communes of French Polynesia subject to the adaptations provided for in…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Provisions applicable to the communes of Mayotte

Article D2564-10

…on, the Prefect will inform the applicant that the application, drawn up in accordance with article D. 2564-9, is complete, or will request the production of any missing documents. In the latter case,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Provisions specific to local authorities governed by Article 73 of the Constitution, Saint-Martin, Saint-Barthélemy and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon

Article D3512-35

…the Constitution, in Saint-Martin, in Saint-Barthélemy and in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, in Article D. 3512-9-1, the words: "tobacconists, holders of purchaser-reseller status and resellers, mentioned…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Definitive approval

Article D331-62

…D. 331-61 the cinematographic or audiovisual work in question has met…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Composition

Article D1411-37

…d by the standing committees of these conferences, in accordance with the last paragraph of Article D. 1432-34 of the Public Health Code; 2° A college of representatives of associations representing u…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Registration of members of the professions of hearing aid acoustician, optician, prosthetist and orthotist for the fitting of orthopaedic devices for the disabled

Article D4365-1

Articles D. 4333-1 to D. 4333-6-1 are applicable to hearing-aid acousticians, opticians, prosthetists and orthotists for the fitting of orthopaedic devices to disabled persons, subject to the followin…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: General rules for extension and enlargement

Article D2261-2

…nses, in particular travel allowances; 5° The additional collective guarantees mentioned in article L. 911-2 of the Social Security Code; 6° Collective labour dispute arbitration procedures between em…

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