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Showing 46414650 of 34876 articles for Art. CA Douai 4-5-2023 n° 22/00072

French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter III: National metrology and testing laboratory

Article R823-4

…of Directors referred to in 1° and 2° of Article R. 823-2 who cease to hold office or who lose the capacity by virtue of which they were appointed shall be replaced under the conditions laid down by…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Categories of revenue

Article L2331-4

…he operating section may include: 1° Proceeds from the fee for the removal of household refuse from camping sites, the special fee or the fee for the removal of refuse, waste and residues; 2° Proceeds…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Usury rates

Article L313-5-2

…rious, the excessive sums collected in accordance with articles L. 313-4 and L. 313-5-1 are automatically deducted from the normal interest and, subsidiarily, from the principal of the debt. If the pr…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to the implementation of a resolution measure

Article L613-50-2

When the implementation of a resolution measure in application of the provisions of sub-paragraphs 3, 4, 5 or 6 of this paragraph implies the granting of an authorisation in application of I of Articl…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Subscription and purchase of shares by employees.

Article L225-197-5

The Ordinary General Meeting of the company that directly or indirectly has majority control over the company awarding the free shares shall be informed in accordance with the conditions set out in ar…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Employee Rights Commission

Article R1233-26-5

The operation and resources of the Employees' Rights Commission are governed by the provisions set out in Articles 81, 84 and 85, the first seven paragraphs of Article 88, the first two paragraphs of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 9: Special conditions for the "burnt" label

Article D6124-177-50

…st or orthotist. Nurses and masseur-physiotherapists must have training or proven experience in the care of burn victims.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Additional requirements for work equipment serving defined levels by means of an enclosure.

Article R4324-48

…vent any risk of contact between persons present in the vicinity of the installation and the moving carrier or any other moving part. As soon as a guard is opened, devices must prevent any dangerous m…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Additional requirements for work equipment serving defined levels by means of an enclosure.

Article R4324-49

Checks and maintenance operations are carried out from a safe location allowing easy and secure access to the components concerned, by opening a guard. A stop device allows safe access to the passenge…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Additional requirements for work equipment serving defined levels by means of an enclosure.

Article R4324-46

…rk equipment serving defined levels by means of an enclosure, either along a perfectly defined vertical path in space, or along a substantially vertical guided path, when they are not subject to the t…

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