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Showing 54415450 of 6535 articles for Art. CA Rennes – 17 Dec. 2024 – no. 23/05277

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Principles of organisation and operation of the body reception facility

Article R1261-12

The body reception facility organises the conditions of use of the body for medical teaching and research purposes. These activities are part of the training or research programmes and projects determ…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Prevention of asbestos-related risks in buildings

Article R1334-14

…16, the owner or owners of the private portion; 3° For the buildings referred to in article R. 1334-17, the owner or owners of the building or, in the case of joint ownership, the joint owners' associ…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 6: Temporary storage (R).

Article R2213-29

…orisation for the deposit is given by the mayor of the commune of the place of deposit, after verification that the formalities prescribed by article R. 2213-17 and by the articles 78 et seq. of the C…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Foreign investment subject to prior authorisation

Article R732-14

I. - Pursuant to 8° of article 6-2 of Organic Law no. 99-209 of 19 March 1999, subject to the adaptations provided for in II, articles R. 151-1 to R. 151-17 are automatically applicable in New Caledon…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Foreign investment subject to prior authorisation

Article R733-14

I. - Pursuant to Article 7, 8° of Organic Law No. 2004-192 of 27 February 2004, subject to the provisions of II, Articles R. 151-1 to R. 151-17 are automatically applicable in French Polynesia.II. - F…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Scope and definitions

Article R4412-59

…activities in which workers are exposed or are likely to be exposed in the course of their work to carcinogenic, mutagenic or reprotoxic chemical agents. They do not preclude special measures taken b…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Interministerial Committee for the Fight against Drugs and Addictive Behaviour

Article D3411-12

…8° The Minister for Defence; 9° The Minister for the Economy and Finance; 10° The Minister for Education; 11° The Minister for Higher Education; 12° The Minister for Industry; 13° The Minister for t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Saint Pierre and Miquelon

Article R6523-24

…1 of this section, with the exception of those of II of article R. 6523-16, of a of article R. 6523-17, of article R. 6523-18 insofar as it adds a 3° and a 4° to III of article R. 6123-3, of article R…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Declaration, registration of activity and withdrawal of registration

Article R7232-20

…s to fulfil the conditions or respect the obligations mentioned in 4°, 5° and 6° of article R. 7232-17 or who repeatedly fails to respect the obligations defined in article R. 7232-19 , after formal n…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subtitle I: Public and civil proceedings

Article 2-2

…ult at the time of the events. However, the association will only be admissible in its action if it can prove that it has received the victim's agreement. If the latter is an adult under guardianship,…

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