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Showing 40214030 of 66453 articles for Art. Cass. 1ère civ. 19-9-2007 n° 06-15.295 and Cass. civ. 3-10-2019 n° 18-22.945 F-D

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Obligations of owners of all or part of built-up buildings with regard to detection

Article R1334-18

…those referred to in articles R. 1334-15 to R. 1334-17 must have a survey carried out for materials and products on lists A and B containing asbestos.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4 : Participation of medical transport companies in the on-call service for urgent medical transport

Article R6312-18

…ded into on-call sectors based in particular on the number of inhabitants, geographical constraints and the location of health establishments. An on-call sector may cover several departments within th…

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 6: Public policy provisions

Article L222-18

The provisions of this chapter are a matter of public policy.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: The insurance certificate.

Article R211-18

…se of vehicles belonging to the State or made available to it, not covered by an insurance contract and not specially registered, a certificate of ownership is issued by the competent administrative a…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Funeral operations

Article L2542-18

In villages and other places where the right mentioned in article L. 2542-15 cannot be exercised by the fabriques, the local authorities shall provide for it.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Medical surveillance.

Article R4542-18

The employer shall arrange for the occupational physician to examine any worker who complains of problems that may be due to working with a display screen.If the results of the medical examinations ma…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Capital increase.

Article L3332-18

Companies may carry out capital increases reserved for members of a company savings scheme.

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1a: Protection of the identity of certain officials involved in criminal proceedings

Article R2-18

The authorisation referred to in the second paragraph of I of article 15-4 is issued in writing and is valid for the duration of the officer's assignment or temporary secondment to the department or u…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Managing Director

Article R1313-18

The Director General recruits, appoints and manages the civil servants whose status is governed by decree no. 98-695 of 30 July 1998, amended by decree no. 99-242 of 26 March 1999, relating to the spe…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Protection of representatives

Article L7343-18

The procedures for applying this sub-section are determined by decree in the Conseil d'Etat, in particular the conditions for calculating the substantial drop in activity mentioned in article L. 7343-…

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