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Showing 461470 of 45072 articles for Art. CAA Marseille 18-2-2020 n° 18MA02365

French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Work involving exposure to dangerous chemical agents

Article D4153-18

I. - It is prohibited to assign young people to work likely to generate exposure to levels 1, 2 and 3 of asbestos fibre dust as defined in article R. 4412-98. II. - The prohibition mentioned in I may…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Commencement of employment, management, remuneration and benefits

Article R6153-18

An intern who is obliged to cease his duties for health reasons may benefit, at the end of the leave mentioned in articles R. 6153-14 to R. 6153-17, from additional unpaid leave of a maximum duration…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 6: Funds of hedge funds.

Article R214-186

I. - A fund of hedge funds is an AIF governed by Article L. 214-140 which complies with the rules set out in II and may invest more than 10% of its assets : 1° In shares or units of AIFs or investment…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 6: Funds of hedge funds.

Article R214-183

Unless otherwise stipulated, the provisions of articles R. 214-32-9 to D. 214-33 shall apply to AIFs covered by this paragraph.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 6: Funds of hedge funds.

Article D214-184

In order to prevent an imbalance between redemption requests and the assets of the fund of hedge funds or one of its sub-funds from preventing it from honouring redemption requests under conditions th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Technical capacity of points of entry into France

Article D3115-18

Managers of entry points to the territory shall provide their entry point with : 1° Secure and suitable premises, away from the main places frequented by the public, intended for the medical care of p…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Management of income from the exploitation of rights

Article L324-18

The conditions of access to the actions mentioned in Article L. 324-17 and to the benefits of the collective management bodies financed using the sums mentioned in the second paragraph of Article L. 3…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Rights and obligations attached to plant variety certificates

Article L623-18

From the day of publication of the decree which makes plant breeders' certificates subject to the ex officio licence system, any person presenting technical and professional guarantees may apply to th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Creation of delegated communes within a new commune

Article L2113-18

Subject to the provisions of this chapter, the rules relating to the deliberations and operation of municipal councils and the rules that apply to municipal councils in the exercise of their powers sh…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Specific technical provisions the popular retirement savings plan

Article R144-18

A popular retirement savings plan may be of one or more of the following types: 1° A plan involving the acquisition of a deferred life annuity; 2° A plan consisting in the constitution of savings conv…

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