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Showing 50615070 of 64513 articles for Art. L. 133-4 et R. 133-3

French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Work equipment

Article R4461-47

…Ministers for Labour and Agriculture specifies the technical and operational specifications to be met by this equipment.

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Public hospital service

Article L6112-3

…ice and qualified as private health establishments of collective interest in application of article L. 6161-5 ; 4° Other private health establishments authorised, after a favourable opinion from the e…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Economic and social measures

Article L3231-4-1

I. - The provisions of the second, third and fourth paragraphs of article L. 3231-4 do not apply to loan guarantees or sureties granted by a département:1° For housing construction, acquisition or imp…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Vaccinations.

Article R3116-4

…re to comply with the measures to prevent the spread of an epidemic taken in application of article L. 3114-4 is punishable by a 5th class fine.

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 7: State contribution to the new loyalty and recognition benefit for volunteer firefighters

Article L1424-36-3

For the application of article L. 723-9 of the internal security code, the State's contribution to the cost of the new loyalty and recognition benefit for volunteer firefighters is the subject of an a…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions.

Article R4514-4

Inspections and periodic coordination meetings are organised at the reasoned request of two staff representatives on the user undertaking's social and economic committee. At the reasoned request of tw…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Delegation hours

Article R2315-4

…he performance of their duties by the trade union representatives mentioned in 2° and 3° of article L. 2315-7 is set within limits which, save in exceptional circumstances, may not exceed twenty hours…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Standard formula

Article R352-4

…he sum of the following elements: a) The Basic Solvency Capital Requirement provided for in Article R. 352-5 ; b) The capital requirement for operational risk provided for in Article R. 352-8; c) The…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Chapter IV: The Economic, Social, Environmental, Cultural and Education Council of French Guiana

Article R7124-4

An order of the State representative shall set, by application of the rules defined in article R. 7124-1 the list of organisations of all kinds represented within the Economic, Social, Environmental,…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Special Negotiating Body.

Article L2342-3

The employer initiates the procedure for setting up the special negotiating body when the workforce referred to in article L. 2341-1 is reached on average over the previous two years. The number of em…

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