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Showing 871880 of 2450 articles for Art. aff. 161/84 – 28 Jan. 1986

French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Action for subsidies

Article 342-7

The judgment awarding the subsidies creates between the debtor and the beneficiary and, where applicable, between each of them and the parents or spouse of the other, the impediments to marriage regul…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Global operating grant and other grants

Article R1613-1

Salary costs reimbursed pursuant to article L. 1613-5 include all remuneration defined by the décret n°85-730 du 17 juillet 1985 relatif à la rémunération des fonctionnaires de l'Etat et des fonctionn…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Companies or organisations exploiting a medicinal product or a product mentioned in Article R. 5121-150

Article R5121-173

The declarations and the periodic safety update report referred to in Articles R. 5121-161, R. 5121-168 and R. 5121-170 are drawn up in accordance with the procedures and standard form laid down by th…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Effects of full adoption

Article 356

Plenary adoption confers on the child a filiation that replaces his or her original filiation: the adopted child ceases to belong to his or her original family, subject to the prohibitions on marriage…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Information for holders

Article L224-7-1

Everyone is entitled to free information about the retirement savings products they have subscribed to during their lifetime. The online service mentioned in III of article L. 161-17 of the Social Sec…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Composition of the Agency and Working Conditions Committee and procedures for electing and appointing its members

Article R1432-83-3

The occupational physician and the officer in charge of implementing health and safety rules mentioned in article R. 1432-161 attend meetings of the Agency and Working Conditions Committee or, where a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions relating to Mayotte

Article L5524-2

For the application of article L. 5421-4 in Mayotte, the words: "in article L. 161-17-2 of the Social Security Code" are replaced by the words: "in the first paragraph of article 6 of order no. 2002-4…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Commencement of employment, management, remuneration and benefits

Article R6153-16

An intern suffering from a condition on the list mentioned in article 28 of decree no. 86-442 of 14 March 1986 relating to the appointment of approved doctors, the organisation of medical committees a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: The youth passbook.

Article R221-86

The capitalisation may take the balance of the account above the ceiling provided for in article R. 221-84.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: The investigating judge: court of first instance

Article D39

The sending to lawyers of expert reports or their conclusions, whether they are interim, provisional or final reports, provided for by articles 161-2,166, 167 and 167-2, may be carried out in accordan…

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