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Showing 55415550 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 Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Conditions for salaried employment.

Article L5221-9

A foreign employee holding a temporary residence permit under articles L. 422-1, L. 422-2, L. 422-4 or L. 422-5 of the Code de l'Entrée et du Séjour des Etrangers et du Droit d'Asile (Code on the Entr…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 4: European professional card for mountain guides

Article R212-94-1

…lowing may apply for the European professional card, as defined in I of Article 1 of Order no. 2016-1809 of 22 December 2016 on the recognition of professional qualifications in regulated professions…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Inter-establishment prevention and occupational health services.

Article D4622-9

…e provisions of section 1 as well as to the approval conditions set out in sub-section 1 of section 4.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Information on substances and mixtures

Article R1341-9

The body referred to in article L. 4411-4 of the Labour Code and the bodies responsible for toxicovigilance ensure that information relating to substances and mixtures is transmitted and updated in ac…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Undeclared work.

Article L8271-9

…g that the company has verified, in accordance with the provisions of articles L. 8222-1 or L. 8222-4, that its co-contractor(s) have complied with the formalities mentioned in articles L. 8221-3 and…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Board of Directors of the Institut Gustave Roussy.

Article D6162-9

…of derogation from 2° of article D. 6162-2, two of the five qualified personalities provided for in 4° of article D. 6162-8 are appointed respectively, one by the Minister responsible for research and…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 322-9

…ty of the project for the distribution media on which the game will be used and the target audience;4° The technical feasibility of the project.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Common provisions

Article L4312-9

Article L. 4125-1, the first three paragraphs of Article L. 4125-2, Articles L. 4125-3, L. 4125-3-1, L. 4125-4, L. 4125-5, L. 4125-7 and L. 4125-8 and L. 4126-1 to L. 4126-6 are applicable to the nurs…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter VI: Provisions relating to victims and civil parties

Article D49-93

…bligation to refrain from entering into contact with the victim or the civil party, provided for in 9°, 13° and 19° of Article 132-45 of the Criminal Code, the sentence enforcement judge may decide, a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Tasks and activities of internal-use pharmacies

Article R5126-9-1

…tification number in the sectorial reference register of natural persons referred to in article L. 1470-4. If the pharmacist has not received training in the administration or prescription of vaccines…

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