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Showing 64716480 of 57851 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 3-2-1988 n° 86-16.158

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Territorial commission for the coordination of public health policies

Article D1441-3

Alternate members are appointed under the same conditions as the full members, for those mentioned in 4° and 5° of article D. 1441-2.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Air and waste.

Article L1335-3

Any operator of an installation generating water aerosols not covered by a regulation established under the nomenclature of classified installations for environmental protection mentioned in article &…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Building and civil engineering operations.

Article L4744-3

Any project owner who opens a worksite that does not have roads and other networks that comply with the regulatory provisions of Chapter III of Title III of Book V of this Part is liable to a fine of…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Prior formalities

Article R2-3

The notice referred to in 1° of article R. 2-1 informs the person drawn by lot: 1° That, within ten days of receiving the collection of information and, at the latest, before 15 May, he or she is requ…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 8: Age conditions for medically assisted procreation and self-preservation of gametes

Article R2141-36

The age conditions required by article L. 2141-2 to benefit from the removal or collection of gametes, with a view to medically assisted procreation, are set as follows: 1° Oocytes may be retrieved fr…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Quality of vocational training courses

Article R6316-3

I.-The accreditation of certifier bodies provided for in article L. 6316-2 guarantees compliance with: 1° The standard of the International Organisation for Standardisation corresponding to the activi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Special delegation

Article L2121-38

The powers of the special delegation are limited to acts of purely conservatory and urgent administration. Under no circumstances is it permitted to commit municipal finances beyond the available reso…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Absence due to illness or accident

Article D1226-3

For each period of absence from work, the compensation periods run from the first day of absence if the absence is due to an accident at work or an occupational disease, excluding commuting accidents.…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Purpose and implementation arrangements

Article D1271-3

In the event of an urgent need to allocate social benefits or implement a personal service, the body that finances all or part of the special payment voucher referred to in B of article L. 1271-1 may,…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope of application

Article R4227-3

The theoretical number of people likely to be present to be taken into account for the application of this chapter comprises the number of workers plus, where applicable, the number of members of the…

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