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Showing 55215530 of 65950 articles for Art. CJUE 30-9-2021 aff. 299/20 and ord. 10-2-2022 aff. 191/21

French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Principles and means of prevention

Article R4412-109

…he operations to be carried out, to prevent the dispersion of asbestos fibres outside the work area and to reduce the concentration of asbestos fibres to the lowest level technically possible. These m…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Principles and means of prevention

Article R4412-107

The employer must inform the client of any asbestos found during the operation.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Layout of installations and workstations

Article R4462-10

Pyrotechnic installations must be designed, constructed and installed in such a way that a pyrotechnic event does not give rise to any significant risk for workers other than those who, as a result of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Agreements and links with companies.

Article R4113-109

The health products referred to in Article L. 4113-13 are the products listed in Article L. 5311-1.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Provisions relating to bathing and swimming pools open to the public

Article L322-9

The health and safety rules relating to the installation, layout and operation of bathing and swimming pools are defined in articles L. 1332-1 to L. 1332-4 and L. 1337-1 of the Public Health Code.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions applicable to contracts for social services and other specific services

Article R2131-9

The notice referred to in article R. 2131-7 may be valid for more than twelve months.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter III: Certification of conformity

Article L433-9

It is forbidden: 1° To issue, in breach of the provisions laid down in articles L. 433-3 to L. 433-7, a title, certificate or any other document attesting that a product or service has certain charact…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VI: Safeguard plan.

Article L626-9

…hearing or duly summoning the debtor, the administrator, the judicial representative, the auditors and the representatives of the works council or, failing that, the employee delegates, the court sha…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Provisions applicable to the communes of Mayotte

Article D2564-9

…ident or director of any public law legal entity exercising competence relating to the construction and renovation of schools. For the application of article D. 2564-7, the list of documents to be pro…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Jurisdiction and powers of Deputy European Public Prosecutors

Article 696-108

…lic Prosecutors shall have jurisdiction throughout the national territory to investigate, prosecute and refer for trial the perpetrators and accomplices of the criminal offences affecting the European…

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