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Showing 50415050 of 65950 articles for Art. CJUE 30-9-2021 aff. 299/20 and ord. 10-2-2022 aff. 191/21

French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Employee information.

Article D3313-10

…tlements, the employer will ask him for the address at which he can be informed of his entitlements and will ask him to inform the employer of any changes of address. When the profit-sharing agreement…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Embryo reception.

Article R2141-10

…o by joint declaration before a notary in accordance with the procedures set out in articles 1157-2 and 1157-3 of the Code of Civil Procedure.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: "ORSAN" system

Article R3131-10

…in particular : 1° A regional plan organising, according to the risks identified, the care pathways and the ways in which the various players in the healthcare system are coordinated in order to respo…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Accounting

Article D4342-10

…on is solely responsible for:1° Taking all necessary steps for the collection of revenues, legacies and donations and other resources allocated to the service of the region;2° Taking, against debtors…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Transport and infrastructure management

Article R4424-10

The prefect has two months to give his opinion; after this time the opinion is deemed to have been issued.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Quasi-machines

Article R4313-10

…or any other person responsible for placing partly completed machinery on the market shall draw up and sign a declaration of incorporation in which he declares the technical rules set out in Annex I…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Risk assessment

Article R4412-10

The results of the risk assessment are recorded in the single risk assessment document provided for in Article R. 4121-1.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Personal protection

Article R4434-10

The employer must keep a record of the types and models of individual hearing protectors allocated to workers, so that they can be replaced properly when they become worn.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Reference level

Article R4451-10

The reference level for radon activity concentration in air is 300 becquerels per cubic metre as an annual average.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Security protocol.

Article R4515-10

…when the prior exchange has not made it possible to gather all the necessary information, notwithstanding the provisions of article R. 4515-8, the host company employer shall provide and collect, by…

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