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Showing 931940 of 45438 articles for Art. 1301 · Cass. 1re civ. 5 April 2005 · Cass. 3e civ. 12 May 2010 · Cass. 1re civ. 12 July 2001

French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Risk assessment and dust measurement

Article R4412-128

…g in which the work is being carried out; 4° Near extractors in the area where they are discharged; 5° At the perimeter of the work site for work carried out outside.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: National Committee.

Article R4643-12

The deliberations of the National Committee, listed in article R. 4643-5, are automatically enforceable, with the exception of those concerning the vote on the budget. The latter are adopted and made…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Special provisions.

Article R5141-126

Veterinarians providing the services referred to in Article L. 5141-15 who comply with the provisions of Article L. 241-3 of the Rural and Maritime Fishing Code may use in France veterinary medicinal…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 11: Medical care and rehabilitation activities

Article R6123-121

…ing terms and conditions: 1° "Multi-purpose"; 2° "Geriatrics"; 3° "Locomotor"; 4° "Nervous system"; 5° "Cardiovascular"; 6° "Pneumology"; 7° "Digestive system, endocrinology, diabetology, nutrition";…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Expertise procedure for medical accidents

Article L1142-12

…erts meet all the conditions required to guarantee their independence from the parties involved. It may, however, appoint a single expert from the same list if it considers this sufficient. In the abs…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IIIa: Dental assistants

Article L4393-12

The competent authority may, after obtaining the opinion of a committee composed in particular of professionals, individually authorise to practise the profession of dental assistant nationals of a Me…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 4: Special provisions applicable to distance contracts

Article L221-12

…latter, before the conclusion of the contract and under the conditions laid down in Article L. 221-5, at least the information on the essential characteristics of the goods or services, their price,…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Extending the stay of students and researchers

Article L422-12

…sidence permit bearing the wording "entrepreneur/liberal profession" provided for in Article L. 421-5 or the multi-annual residence permit bearing the wording "talent passport" provided for in Article…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Deeds relating principally to loans, debts and securities involved in economic activity

Article A444-129

…he sale to the leasing company under a financial lease or a sale and leaseback (number 113 in table 5) gives rise to the collection of a proportional fee, which varies depending on whether the sale to…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Deeds relating principally to the assets and property of the business

Article A444-121

Voluntary or judicial partition (number 101 of table 5) gives rise to the collection of:1° An emolument proportional to the gross assets, after deduction only of particular legacies, according to the…

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