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Showing 42714280 of 43523 articles for Art. Cass. 1re civ. 18 April 1967 · Cass. civ. 25 March 1992 · Cass. com. 4 January 1994 · Cass. 3e civ. 9 December 2009 · Cass. 3e civ. 15 June 2011

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Common provisions.

Article R1321-95

The materials used for packaging must satisfy the conditions laid down in article R. 1322-36.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Public easements

Article R1333-99

…he public notice provided for in article…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Public easements

Article R1333-97

I.-The public utility easements referred to in article L. 1333-26 are instituted by the representative of the State in the département at the request of the party responsible for the pollution, the ow…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Public easements

Article R1333-98

I.-The representative of the State in the département shall draw up a plan defining the public utility easements, from among those provided for in article L. 1333-26, designed to limit the risks assoc…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Miscellaneous provisions

Article R1311-9

The needs of the State mentioned in the first paragraph of Article L. 1311-19 are those of justice, national defence, the national police, the national gendarmerie and civil security.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Risk assessment

Article R4453-9

…t a risk assessment, the employer shall rely on the competent employee(s) referred to in Article L. 4644-1 or, failing that, on the consultant and bodies referred to in the same article.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Holiday pay

Article R7213-9

The allowance corresponding to the leave provided for in article L. 3141-3 may not be less than one tenth of the total remuneration received by the person concerned during the reference period, nor le…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Powers of the Executive Council

Article LO6353-9

Decisions of the Executive Board are taken by a majority of its members. In the event of a tie, the Chairman shall have the casting vote. Decisions of the Executive Board shall be signed by the Chairm…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Powers of the Executive Council

Article LO6463-9

Decisions of the Executive Board are taken by a majority of its members. In the event of a tie, the Chairman shall have the casting vote. Decisions of the Executive Board shall be signed by the Chairm…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 7: Simplified procedure

Article R41-9

On expiry of the objection period, the chief clerk shall notify the accounting officer of the Directorate-General of Public Finance of the objections received and of the cancellation of the correspond…

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