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Showing 371380 of 32008 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 14-5-2003 n° 02-10.984

French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Operation

Article R1432-140

Committee members are given every opportunity to carry out their duties. They shall be provided with all documents and papers necessary for the performance of their duties no later than eight days bef…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Inspection of permanent electrical installations

Article R4226-14

The employer shall carry out an initial inspection of the electrical installations when they are put into service and after they have undergone structural modification, in order to ensure that they co…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Art agencies.

Article L7121-14

The mayor supervises art agencies, their branches and ancillary offices to ensure that order is maintained and that hygiene regulations are complied with.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions (R).

Article R5215-14

When, before the start of execution of a transferred operation, costs have been incurred by the commune with a view to carrying out this operation, they may be reimbursed by the urban community under…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 5: Transfers of costs and resources between the region or department and the metropolitan authority

Article L5217-14

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Setting occupational exposure limit values

Article R4412-149

The concentrations of the chemical agents present in the atmosphere of the workplaces listed in the following table must not exceed, in the workers' breathing zone, the occupational exposure limit val…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Obligations of training providers

Article R2315-14

When a body ceases to meet the qualifications that justified its inclusion on the prefectoral list, it is removed from the list by reasoned decision of the regional prefect. This decision is taken aft…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Organisation and operation.

Article R814-141

A member who is temporarily banned or provisionally suspended may not engage in any professional activity for the duration of the ban or suspension, but during the same period retains his status as a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Organisation and operation.

Article R814-140

A partner who is subject to a definitive disciplinary measure involving a sanction equal to or greater than three months' disqualification may be forced, by the unanimous vote of the other partners, t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Communal and inter-communal social action centres (R).

Article R2113-14

…social action centre, created by application of article L. 2113-13, in its wording prior to the loi n° 2010-1563 du 16 décembre 2010de réforme des collectivités territoriales, is subject to the provis…

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