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Showing 341350 of 17174 articles for Art. CE 18-6-2008 n° 285380

French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Collective protection measures

Article R4451-18

I.-The employer shall implement measures to reduce the risks associated with exposure to ionising radiation when the results of the risk assessment show that the exposure of workers is likely to reach…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Own funds

Article R351-18

The core capital referred to in Article L. 351-6 is made up of the following elements: 1° The excess of assets over prudential liabilities, valued in accordance with sections 1 and 2 of this chapter;…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: National police services

Article R15-18

The active departments of the national police within which officers and agents of the judicial police carry out their usual duties and whose jurisdiction covers the entire national territory are as fo…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Advertising.

Article L5422-18

…ticle L. 5122-1 made to the public for a medicinal product reimbursable by compulsory health insurance schemes, except in the case provided for in the third paragraph of article L. 5122-6 ;6° Any adve…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 9: Services accessible via electronic communications operators

Article D224-18

…nications Code, operating one or more value-added numbers, to be informed daily, for each number concerning them: 1° Alerts relating to inaccuracies in the information contained in the tool;2° Alerts…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Mission to encourage the development of legal supply and to monitor the lawful and unlawful use of works and objects protected by copyright or neighbouring rights on electronic communications networks

Article L331-18

…assess the level of effectiveness of the measures taken by providers of online content-sharing services referred to in Article L. 137-1, with regard to their ability to ensure the protection of works…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Serial analysis files

Article 230-18

…the application of this section. It shall specify how long the recorded data is to be kept, the procedures for authorising the persons mentioned in 1° and 3° of Article 230-16 as well as, where appli…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Sub-section 3: Working conditions of the pharmacists or veterinary surgeons responsible and delegated.

Article R5142-18

…n(s) in charge of their establishments must provide proof of at least six months' practical experience in a pharmaceutical establishment, a veterinary pharmaceutical establishment, a pharmacy or a pha…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions for initiating resolution proceedings

Article L311-18

…la sécurité sociale, si l'Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution estime que la mise en place du plan de convergence mentionné à l'article L. 385-8 du présent code n'a pas permis, dans un dél…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Tasks

Article R4641-18

Placed under the authority of the Regional Prefect, the Regional Orientation Committee for Working Conditions: 1° Participates in the preparation and updating of regional diagnoses relating to working…

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