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Showing 38213830 of 4057 articles for Art. 16 Dec 1992

French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Machinery and other work equipment

Article R4313-78

…smission devices, including their guards; 15° Guards for removable mechanical transmission devices; 16° Vehicle lifts; 17° Devices for lifting persons or persons and objects, presenting a danger of fa…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Demolition, removal or encapsulation plan

Article R4412-133

…es R. 4412-126 to R. 4412-128 ; 9° The characteristics of the equipment used for the protection and decontamination of workers as well as those of the means of protecting other persons present on the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions for registration in national directories

Article R6113-17

…set out in I and after receiving the opinion of the Professional Certification Commission, issue a decision, depending on the seriousness of the breaches observed, and by means of a reasoned decision…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Organisation and administration

Article R6133-26

…tions under which the director may be awarded the mission allowances defined in article R. 6133-29 ;16° The application for certification provided for in article L. 6113-4 ;17° Where the grouping is a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Financial provisions applicable to certain private not-for-profit establishments

Article R6161-43

…6145-6 to R. 6145-11, R. 6145-12 with the exception of 1°, 4°, 5°, 6° and 7°, R. 6145-13, R. 6145-16, R. 6145-18 to R. 6145-26, R. 6145-28 to R. 6145-30, D. 6145-31, D. 6145-31-1, R. 6145-32, D. 614…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
New legislative part

Article liminaire

…up of individuals. 13° Personal data: personal data as defined in Article 4(1) of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of 27 April 2016 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal d…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Specific provisions applicable to clinical investigations of devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017

Article L1125-1

…ty, in accordance with the provisions of Article 71(3) of the aforementioned Regulation (EU), shall decide on their authorisation with regard to the safety of persons, taking into account: 1° The safe…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Special schemes and exemptions

Article 995

…pplication de l'article L. 214-174 of the Monetary and Financial Code and Article 9, as amended, of Decree No. 89-158 of 9 March 1989 implementing Articles 26 and 34 to 42 of Law No. 88-1201 of 23 Dec…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Temporary documents issued while an application submitted without using the teleservice referred to in article R. 431-2 is being examined

Article R431-14

…ticle L. 424-19; 12° La carte de résident prévue à l'article L. 423-6, L. 423-11, L. 423-12, L. 423-16, L. 424-1, L. 424-3, L. 424-13, L. 424-21, L. 425-3, L. 426-1, L. 426-2, L. 426-3, L. 426-6, L. 4…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Specific inspection regime

Article L613-32-1

…consolidated basis or the competent authorities within the meaning of Articles L. 511-21 or L. 532-16 that the branch established in France of a class 1a credit institution or investment firm referre…

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