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Showing 11811190 of 25879 articles for Art. CE 7-5-1986 n° 39426

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Deratting, disinsectisation and disinfection of means of transport

Article R3115-53

The products used for deratting, disinsectisation or disinfection must comply with the provisions of article L. 522-1 of the Environment Code.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Deratting, disinsectisation and disinfection of means of transport

Article R3115-54

The procedures for applying deratting, disinsectisation or disinfection products to a means of transport, depending on the nature of the health threat, comply with the provisions of article L. 522-4 o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Common rules governing the practice of the profession

Article R4311-53

…icable to nurses.For the application of article R. 4124-3-5 to nurses, 1°, 2° and 3° of II are replaced by the following provisions:"For nurses, the report is drawn up by three qualified nurses, who m…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 4: Creation of security interests

Article R24-5

…or copy, by the person under investigation to the clerk of the examining magistrate and shall be placed in the file of the proceedings.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Personal protection

Article R4451-56

…the employer shall provide appropriate and suitable personal protection equipment in order to reduce this exposure to as low a level as is reasonably possible. He shall ensure that this equipment is…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Classification of workers

Article R4451-57

…to 4° of Article R. 4451-53, the employer shall classify as: 1° Category A, any worker likely to receive, over a period of twelve consecutive months: a) An effective dose in excess of 6 millisieverts…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Board of Directors.

Article R1222-7

…rded to the Minister for Health. Decisions relating to the budget and financial statements are enforceable under the conditions set out in Title III of Decree no. 2012-1246 of 7 November 2012 relating…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Single chapter

Article L631-5

…gt;in article L. 412-5 in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, the word "départemental" and the words "the law n° 90-449 of 31 May 1990 aimed at implementing the right to housing" are replaced respectively by th…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: Civil solidarity pacts

Article 515-5-1

The partners may, in the initial agreement or in an amending agreement, choose to make the property they acquire, together or separately, subject to the joint ownership regime as from the registration…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: Civil solidarity pacts

Article 515-5-3

In the absence of provisions to the contrary in the agreement, each partner is manager of the undivided property and may exercise the powers recognised by articles 1873-6 to 1873-8. For the administra…

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