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Showing 49614970 of 66810 articles for Art. Cass. 2ème civ. 2-7-2020 n°s 19-11.417 and 19-13.636

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R1335-7

The procedures for storing waste from healthcare and similar activities, in particular the duration of storage and the characteristics and maintenance conditions of storage premises, are defined by or…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Individual authorisation

Article R7124-7

…medical examination provided for in 3° of article R. 7124-5 to ensure, depending on the child's age and state of health, and the duration, rhythm and timetable of the proposed activity, that this acti…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Penalties.

Article R324-7

…shed accommodation for tourism for failure or serious inadequacy in the upkeep of the accommodation and its facilities. He will inform the departmental tourism committee of his decision.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: International trade mark

Article R717-7

Acts relating to international registrations that produce effect in France may be entered in the National Trademark Register, provided that they are not liable to be entered in the International Regis…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Provisions relating to aid for the creation and distribution of short cinematographic and audiovisual works

Article 918-2

For investment grants awarded in 2019, 2020 and 2021, the two-year period referred to in the first paragraph of article 411-17 for the work to obtain a cinematographic exhibition licence is replaced b…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Experimentation

Article LO1113-7

…of State, authorises, on the basis of the fourth paragraph of Article 72 of the Constitution, local and regional authorities to derogate, on an experimental basis, from the regulatory provisions gover…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L356-7

…group supervisor, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution :-coordinates the collection and dissemination of useful or essential information, both in day-to-day operations and in emergency…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions

Article R3252-7

The enforcement court with jurisdiction over the attachment of sums due by way of remuneration is that of the debtor's place of residence. If the debtor resides abroad or has no known domicile, the pr…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Establishment conditions.

Article R4532-77

The project owner sets up an inter-company safety, health and working conditions committee when the worksite is expected to exceed 10,000 man-days and the number of companies, including self-employed…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: Provisions relating to the judicial supervision of dangerous persons convicted of a felony or misdemeanour

Article 723-30

…ial supervision may include the following obligations:1° Obligations set out in the articles 132-44 and 132-45 of the Criminal Code;2° After verification of the technical feasibility of the measure, a…

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