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Showing 31313140 of 64513 articles for Art. L. 133-4 et R. 133-3

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 5: Miscellaneous and transitional provisions

Article L2223-44

…ation of the loi n° 93-23 du 8 janvier 1993 modifiant le titre VI du livre III du code des communes et relative à la législation dans le domaine funéraire, peuvent, pendant une période qui ne saurait…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Representative bodies and staff expression.

Article L6144-3-3

…blic healthcare cooperation grouping or assigned in accordance with the provisions of 2° of article L. 4138-2 of the Defence Code within such a grouping, are consulted in accordance with the procedure…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Informing the authorities about risk prevention

Article R4411-43

Subject to the provisions of articles R. 4411-44 and R. 4411-45, the nature of and procedures for declaring the information which must be supplied to the body mentioned in article R. 4411-42 in applic…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Popular retirement savings plan

Article L144-4

…pter, mutual insurers governed by the Mutual Code and provident institutions referred to in Article L. 931-1 of the Social Security Code and Article L. 727-2 of the Rural and Maritime Fishing Code are…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 5: The State representative

Article L4422-42

…ate in the territorial collectivity of Corsica shall exercise the controls provided for in articles L. 4423-1 and L. 4425-21.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 8: Permanence of care in health care institutions

Article R6111-41

As part of the regional health plan provided for in article L. 1434-2, the Director General of the Regional Health Agency shall draw up a section dedicated to the organisation of the permanent care se…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Weekly and Sunday rest.

Article L3164-4

…tries authorised to benefit from the derogations to the weekly rest period provided for in articles L. 3132-5 to L. 3132-7 and for young employees. This decree is issued in the manner provided for in…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter V: Termination of the contract

Article L2195-4

…ce of the contract, the contractor is placed in one of the cases of exclusion mentioned in articles L. 2141-1 to L. 2141-11, he shall inform the purchaser of this change in situation without delay.The…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Principles.

Article L4622-4

In prevention and occupational health services other than those mentioned in Article L. 4622-7, the tasks defined in Article L. 4622-2 are carried out by occupational health physicians in complete ind…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Conditions for exercising warning and withdrawal rights.

Article L4132-4

In the absence of agreement between the employer and the majority of the Social and Economic Committee on the measures to be taken and the conditions for their implementation, the matter is immediatel…

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