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Showing 13211330 of 43747 articles for Art. s. L. 145-19 et L. 145-20

French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General conditions

Article D6124-205

…holder of a home hospital care authorisation and a home autonomy service mentioned in 1° of Article L. 313-1-3 of the Code de l'Action Sociale et des Familles take care of the same patient, medical mo…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Groups of economic operators

Article R2142-20

A consortium is:1° Joint when each of the economic operators in the consortium undertakes to perform the service(s) likely to be awarded to it under the contract;2° Joint and several when each of the…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Legal action by trade unions in the event of redundancies

Article D1235-20

Once the period stipulated in 3° of article D. 1235-19 has elapsed, the employee's tacit acceptance is deemed to have been obtained.

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Declaration, registration of activity and withdrawal of registration

Article R7232-20

…notice from the prefect has remained without effect, loses the benefit of the provisions of article L. 7233-2 and the provisions of article L. 241-10 of the Social Security Code. He is informed of thi…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Conditions for issuing, suspending or revoking approval for bodies providing training for local elected representatives (R)

Article R1221-20

…ticle R. 1221-19 shall be sent to the Prefect at least three months before the expiry of the approval.

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Applicable procedures.

Article R5221-20

The manufacturer may instruct his authorised representative to initiate the procedures mentioned in 1°, 2°, 4° and 5° of article R. 5221-19.

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Appeals to the Court of Appeal against decisions of the Director General of the National Institute of Industrial Property

Article R411-20

Subject to the specific provisions of this section, the appeals referred to in article R. 411-19 shall be lodged, investigated and judged in accordance with the provisions of the Code of Civil Procedu…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Loading bays and ramps

Article R4214-20

Loading bays have at least one exit. If they are longer than 20 metres, they have an exit at each end.

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Registration procedure for travel agents and other operators selling travel and holidays.

Article R211-20

The application for registration in the register referred to in a. of article L. 141-3 must be sent in writing, by electronic means if necessary, to the registration commission referred to in article…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Implementation through the payment of an annual contribution

Article D5212-20

The annual contribution, before the deductions provided for in Articles L. 5212-10-1, L. 5212-11 and the third paragraph of Article L. 5212-9, is equal to the product of : 1° the number of disabled wo…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
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