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Showing 161170 of 42684 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 18-3-1980 n° 78-14.510

French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Work platforms.

Article R4534-78

Work platforms are fitted on the outside with: 1° Guardrails consisting of two rails, one one metre and the other 45 centimetres above the floor; 2° Skirting boards at least 15 centimetres high. Howev…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Practice of the profession.

Article R4113-78

The company may be subject to disciplinary proceedings independently of those brought in any capacity whatsoever against the members before the disciplinary chamber of first instance in whose jurisdic…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Rules common to all types of practice.

Article R4127-78

When participating in an on-call, emergency or on-call service, the doctor must make every effort to be reached as quickly as possible. To facilitate his work, he is authorised to affix a removable pl…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General duties of masseur-physiotherapists

Article R4321-78

Facilitating or colluding with anyone who engages in the illegal practice of massage therapy is prohibited.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Terms and conditions of self-employed practice.

Article R4322-78

The chiropodist is required to comply with the insurance obligation set out in Article L. 1142-2 of this Code.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Practice of the profession.

Article R4381-78

It is the responsibility of the company to provide proof of the liability insurance provided for in the second paragraph of article 16 of law no. 66-879 of 29 November 1966 relating to professional no…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Authorisation for creation or transfer

Article R5126-78

The provisions of the first two paragraphs of article R. 5126-74 and of articles R. 5126-75 and R. 5126-30 relating to requests for the creation and transfer of a pharmacy are applicable to requests f…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 6: Self-dialysis units.

Article D6124-78

Simple self-care dialysis, as defined in article R. 6123-65, only involves trained patients who are able to carry out all the procedures necessary for their treatment themselves, in particular weighin…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Etablissement public de santé national de Fresnes.

Article R6147-78

The members representing the staff are appointed for a period of three years, from among the permanent staff, by the most representative trade union organisations in proportion to the average number o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Discipline.

Article R6152-78

A practitioner who has been the subject of a disciplinary penalty and who has not been excluded from the service may, after five years in the case of a warning or reprimand and ten years in the case o…

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