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Showing 39513960 of 10664 articles for Art. CJEU – Pronuptia – Case 161/84 – 28 Jan. 1986

French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Buildings where the lowest floor of the last storey is more than eight metres above ground level

Article R4216-26

The staircases and lifts in the buildings referred to in article R. 4216-24 are: 1° Either enclosed in one-hour fireproof shafts with half-hour fireproof doors and, in the case of staircases, a smoke…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Preventive measures and resources

Article R4445-4

…access to rest areas under the responsibility of the employer and exposed to vibrations, except in cases of force majeure, exposure of the whole body to vibrations in these areas remains at a level c…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Addiction care, support and and prevention centres

Article D3411-2

…specialise in providing care for people who use illicit psychoactive substances or alcohol. In this case, they are only obliged to fulfil the missions mentioned in 2° and 3° of article D. 3411-1 for t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions

Article R4111-16

…tre National de Gestion, with the assistance of the Conseil National de l'Ordre des Médecins in the case of the committees responsible for authorising doctors to practise.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Duties towards patients.

Article R4322-54

…xcept in emergencies, the chiropodist may refuse care for professional or personal reasons. In such cases, he must inform the patient, ensure continuity of care and provide any information that may be…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Sampling.

Article R5127-4

Except in the cases provided for in article R. 5127-13, a sample consists of three samples, one left with the owner or holder of the product, the second destined for the laboratory competent to carry…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Special conditions for the "multi-purpose" option

Article D6124-177-10

…least one individual or group treatment sequence is given to each patient every working day in the case of full hospitalisation, or every time a patient comes for part-time hospitalisation.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Responsibilities

Article R6156-42

The national statutory committee is consulted for its opinion in the cases provided for in articles R. 6152-7-2, R. 6152-13, R. 6152-50-1, R. 6152-59, R. 6152-79 and R. 6152-80.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5: Interrogations and confrontations

Article 116

…lso informed, if applicable, of his or her right to a translation of the essential documents in the case file. When the provisions of Article 80-2 have been applied and the person is assisted by a law…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
IX: Special arrangements applicable to taxable persons supplying services to non-taxable persons or carrying out distance sales of goods or certain domestic supplies of goods

Article 298 sexdecies F

…uropean Union in which, in accordance with Title V of Chapter 3 of Council Directive 2006/112/EC of 28 November 2006 on the common system of value added tax, the supplies of services are deemed to tak…

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