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Showing 18211830 of 69024 articles for Art. L. 221-8 + Art. R. 221-30 à R. 221-37

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Financing Corsica's sustainable development plan

Article R4425-8

The amount of the grant and that of each of the shares defined in article R. 4425-7 are set on a flat-rate basis by joint order of the Minister of the Interior, the Minister for the Budget and the Min…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Reinsurance.

Article R322-81

Subject to the provisions of articles R. 322-96 and R. 322-120,1°, mutual insurance companies may accept reinsurance risks if their articles of association authorise them to do so.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Specific procedures applicable to occupational health professionals, occupational health and prevention services and occupational health services in agriculture, providing enhanced individual monitoring of a worker exposed to ionising radiation

Article R4451-88

In application of the provisions of the last paragraph of article L. 1251-22, the reinforced individual monitoring provided for in article R. 4451-82 is carried out, with regard to the temporary emplo…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Responsibilities.

Article R2513-8

…ine fire brigade is responsible, in the area of jurisdiction provided for under I and II of article L. 2513-3 and for the missions defined in article R. 2513-5, the implementation of all fire-fighting…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Authorisation for creation or transfer

Article R5126-88

I.- Pursuant to the second paragraph of I of article L. 5126-4, changes to the information contained in the authorisation referred to in article R. 5126-86 must be declared in advance to the Minister…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Involvement of third parties

Article 373-3

The judge may, by way of exception and if the interests of the child so require, in particular where one of the parents is deprived of the exercise of parental authority, decide to entrust the child t…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Monitoring of biological limit values

Article R4412-82

…physician that a biological limit value has been exceeded, under the conditions set out in Article R. 4412-51-1, the employer: 1° Carries out a risk assessment in accordance with sub-section 2; 2° Im…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Organisation and operation of the company.

Article R814-80

A partner who has been struck off the list pursuant to Article L. 811-12 or L. 812-9, which has been withdrawn pursuant to l'article L. 811-6 ou L. 812-4, or who has been forced to withdraw from the c…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Management of radiological emergencies

Article R1333-89

…a service, body or laboratory approved by the Nuclear Safety Authority or accredited under Article R. 4451-65 of the Labour Code. In this case, the service, organisation or laboratory records them an…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope and definitions

Article R5124-8

Unless expressly stated otherwise in the authorisation to open provided for in Article R. 5124-6, a pharmaceutical establishment benefiting from an authorisation granted under 5° of Article R. 5124-2…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
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