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Showing 611620 of 59417 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 8-1-1997 n° 9

French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Nationals of a Member State of the European Union or of another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area wishing to settle in France

Article R212-89-1

…or the Minister responsible for sport for the activities mentioned in 1° and 2° of article R. 212-91 and for the activity of mountain leader, grants, on a case-by-case basis, access to some of the a…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5: Remote access to correspondence stored by means of electronic communications accessible by means of a computer identifier

Article 706-95-1

If the requirements of the investigation into a crime or one of the offences falling within the scope of Articles 706-73 and 706-73-1 so require, the liberty and custody judge may, at the request of t…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Special provisions for oncology surgery

Article R6123-92-14

…t authorised for surgical oncology in application of the provisions of 1° and 2° of article R. 6123-90 and that contribute to the surgical care pathway for cancer patients upstream or downstream of th…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Guarantees granted at the end of the term of office.

Article R3123-8-1

…heir term of office, persons who have held one of the elective offices mentioned in article L. 3123-9-2 benefit from the end-of-mandate differential allowance, subject to meeting the conditions set ou…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Guarantees granted at the end of the term of office.

Article R4135-8-1

…heir term of office, persons who have held one of the elective offices mentioned in Article L. 4135-9-2 benefit from the end-of-mandate differential allowance, subject to meeting the conditions set ou…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Expertise within the framework of consultation on the company's strategic orientations

Article L2315-87-1

The chartered accountant's mission covers all the economic, financial, social and environmental factors needed to understand the company's strategic direction.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Commercial agents.

Article R134-9-1

The removal of a commercial agent from his membership of the social security body pursuant to the two first paragraphs of Article L. 613-4 of the Social Security Code entails his removal from the spec…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Special provisions for external radiotherapy and brachytherapy

Article R6123-93-1

When the applicant for an authorisation including the mention of external radiotherapy and brachytherapy provided for in 2° of article R. 6123-86-1 is not a health establishment, this authorisation ma…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 9: Erection, dismantling and lifting of frameworks.

Article R4534-98

Work platforms, gondolas and similar devices used for the transport or elevated work of workers employed on work mentioned in this section, as well as the lifting equipment from which these platforms,…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 9: Erection, dismantling and lifting of frameworks.

Article R4534-99

If the devices provided for in articles R. 4534-96 and R. 4534-97 are not installed, or if work platforms or any other similar devices suspended from lifting equipment are not used, the following shal…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
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