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Showing 11611170 of 11768 articles for Art. CE 15-10-1982 n° 26585

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Criminal penalties

Article R1336-15

…he second paragraph of article R. 1336-1 who fails to hand over the following to the inspection officers will be punished by a 5th class fine: 1° Recording data for the last six months on noise levels…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Obligations of owners of all or part of built-up buildings with regard to detection

Article R1334-15

Owners of dwellings with only one dwelling unit must have a survey carried out to identify asbestos-containing materials and products on lists A and B, in order to compile the statement provided for i…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Inventories and national database of sources

Article R1333-159

Any supplier of particle accelerators or electrical equipment emitting ionising radiation must keep an up-to-date list of transfers of the equipment it has distributed. This list includes the nature a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Inventories and national database of sources

Article R1333-158

I.-Any holder of radioactive sources, accelerators or electrical equipment emitting ionising radiation subject to one of the regimes mentioned in Articles L. 1333-8 or L. 1333-9 shall have an inventor…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Declaration of hazardous mixtures

Article R1342-15

…dangerous effects;7° Special precautions for use;8° The safety data sheet when required in accordance with the provisions of Article R. 4411-73 of the Labour Code;9° The label provided for in Article…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Rights and obligations of professionals

Article R444-15

The right of retention belongs to judicial auctioneers, bailiffs, notaries and lawyers, to guarantee payment of the fees governed by this title, and, where applicable, reimbursement of costs and disbu…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Business secrecy.

Article R463-15

Where the rapporteur considers that one or more documents in their confidential version are necessary for the exercise of the rights of defence of one or more parties or that they must be made aware o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Appeals provided for in Article L. 464-8.

Article R464-15

…file at the court registry a list of the exhibits and supporting documents that it intends to produce, together with the exhibits and documents listed therein. Under the same penalty and within the s…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Amending entries

Article R521-15

For an application to renew the registration before expiry of the time limits mentioned in articles R. 521-11 and R. 521-12, article R. 521-14 does not apply.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: The special register of individual entrepreneurs with limited liability.

Article R526-15

…iction within whose jurisdiction the address of their main establishment is located or, in the absence of an establishment, the address of the residential premises where the business is based.In the d…

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