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Showing 601610 of 55426 articles for Art. Loi 2023-1059 of 20 November 2023 – justice programming law

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Investment services providers

Article D774-20

The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in French Polynesia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table:Applicable…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Appeal procedures

Article R3211-20

…ared suspensive under the conditions defined by article L. 3211-12-4, he shall notify the statement of appeal, together with his reasoned request, without delay and by any means enabling receipt to be…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Business premises.

Article D4361-20

…ic unit with outputs for headphones, vibrator and loudspeaker. A sound localisation system consists of at least three loudspeakers at least one metre apart from the test subject; b) A device for balan…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Conditions for placing on the market and putting into service.

Article R5211-20

The labelling of a medical device given to the end user or patient, the accompanying leaflet and any other information relating to its operation or use must include a version written in French.

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 4: Production aid

Article 322-20

…must meet the conditions set out in article…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Complaints

Article L4163-20

The employee may only bring an action for the allocation of points during the two calendar years following the end of the year in respect of which points were or should have been credited to the accou…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Definitions and special conditions

Article R1125-20

…it for examining an application for a substantial amendment is set at thirty-five days from receipt of all the information required concerning this application.Where the Director General of the Nation…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Negotiation procedures.

Article L2232-20

The subject and frequency of negotiations as well as the necessary information to be given in advance to the trade union representatives of the company or establishment are set by agreement between th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article L3121-20

The maximum working week in any one week is forty-eight hours.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 6: Radiation protection advisor

Article R1333-20

…t in radiation protection, a training certificate issued by a training organisation mentioned in 1° of Article R. 4451-125 of the Labour Code ;2° For the competent radiation protection organisation, a…

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