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Showing 89318940 of 12694 articles for Art. CAA Lyon 19-8-2021 n° 19LY01666

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: EC declaration of conformity.

Article R5211-39

As part of the EC declaration of conformity procedure, the manufacturer shall draw up technical documentation making it possible to assess the conformity of the medical device with the essential requi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Night work.

Article L3163-1

For the purposes of this chapter, night work is defined as follows 1° For young workers over the age of sixteen and under the age of eighteen, any work between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. ; 2° For young worker…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Other auctions.

Article L322-10

The brokerage fee for sales that are the subject of articles L. 322-8 to L. 322-13 is set, for each locality, by the Minister responsible for trade, after consulting the chamber of commerce and indust…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Rescript

Article R217-11

The application referred to in Article R. 217-7, the list of additional information referred to in Article R. 217-8 and the notification of the formal position or new formal position of the management…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Organisation of detention facilities

Article R744-10

The holding facilities referred to in article R. 744-8 are created, on a permanent basis or for a fixed period, by prefectoral order specifying whether the facility is likely to accommodate families.A…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Single integration contract

Article L5522-2-3

Section 5 of Chapter IV of Title III of Book I of this Part only applies in Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Mayotte, La Réunion, Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Martin and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon in t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Execution of measures

Article R15-33-55-2

When the composition pénale includes a ban on issuing cheques or using a payment card as provided for in 8° of article 41-2, the offender shall hand over to the court clerk or to the person designated…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Surface fresh water used or intended to be used for the production of water intended for human consumption

Article R1321-38

Fresh surface water used for the production of water intended for human consumption complies with the quality limits defined by order of the Minister for Health.The prefectoral order mentioned in arti…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 4: Semi-liberty regime

Article D138

The continuation of semi-liberty may be subject to one or more of the obligations or prohibitions mentioned in articles 131-36-2, 132-44 and 132-45 of the Penal Code, which the sentence enforcement ju…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Monitoring of occupational exposure limit values.

Article R4722-12

The labour inspector may ask the employer to have a technical inspection of the occupational exposure limit values carried out by a body accredited in accordance with articles R. 4724-8 to R. 4724-13.…

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