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Showing 601610 of 27113 articles for Art. Rép. Carrez: AN 4-4-2017 n° 93563

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R1232-4-4

I.-A person may refuse to have an organ removed from him or her after his or her death, primarily by registering on the automated national register of organ removal refusals under the conditions set o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 5: The agent appointed pursuant to the third paragraph of Article L. 643-9

Article R663-40-4

The liquidator's remuneration is determined by the president of the court on the basis of a detailed account. Where appropriate, the president of the court then makes a final decision on the remunerat…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Aid to establishments retailing new books

Article R1511-43-4

Per year, the amount of the grant awarded, on the basis of Article L. 2251-5, by the communes and their groupings, the collectivity of Saint-Barthélemy, the collectivity of Saint-Martin and the commun…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 6: Housing Solidarity Fund (R)

Article R1614-40-4

Agreements between the State and the département may provide for: - the transmission of computer media that comply with the specifications of national information systems, in place of standardised doc…

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

Article D2261-4-4

…erral, the group of experts submits a report to the Minister responsible for labour on the economic and social effects likely to result from the extension of the agreement concerned or one or more of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Group crèches

Article R2324-46-4

I.-As regards staffing levels, collective crèches and day nurseries must comply with the provisions set out in articles R. 2324-42 to R. 2324-43-2. II.-Any collective crèche or day nursery must ensure…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Family crèches

Article R2324-48-4

The childcare assistants in a family day nursery meet regularly in the presence of the children they care for for socialisation and early-learning activities, on the premises of the family day nursery…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Kindergartens

Article R2324-47-4

…324-43, the number of staff placed with the children is calculated in such a way as to ensure compliance with the following requirements: 1° For children under three years of age: the presence of one…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Direct referral to the Commission nationale d'aménagement commercial (National Commission for Commercial Development)

Article R752-43-4

…al development authorisation application file. If the application is not accepted, it must be accompanied by a summary of the adjustments made to the project. On pain of inadmissibility, the applicant…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Machinery

Article R4311-4-4

…onnected to the lifting machine, enabling the load to be gripped, placed either between the machine and the load or on the load itself or intended to form an integral part of the load and placed on th…

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