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Showing 99619970 of 27870 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 16-10-2013 n° 12-19.352

French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Financial provisions.

Article R4643-37

Companies with a social and economic committee may be allowed to contribute at a reduced rate by decision of the regional prevention committee to which they belong, taking into account their results i…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Adult psychiatry

Article R6123-191

Exceptionally, depending on care needs, the authorisation holder may admit minors aged 16 and over, if necessary organising the transition as soon as possible to care in a "child and adolescent psychi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Director.

Article R6145-9

The director of the establishment is heard, at his request, by the director general of the regional health agency before the latter takes the decisions mentioned in article R. 162-33-16 of the social…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 17: Recovery methods

Article R412-33

The enforcement measures provided for in Article L. 412-1 : 1° Les dispositions des articles 1er, 2, des paragraphes 1 à 3, de l'article 9, de l'article 10, de l'article 11 des paragraphes 1 et 2 de l…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Machinery and other work equipment

Article R4313-78

New machines or machines considered as new which are subject either to the procedures defined in article R. 4313-76 or to those defined in article R. 4313-77, are as follows: 1° Circular saws (single-…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Investigation, authorisation, refusal, renewal

Article R5121-69

I.-For each of the indications for which an application for early access authorisation has been submitted as mentioned in article R. 5121-68, the Haute Autorité de santé will inform the applicant of i…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Scope of application

Article D7231-1

I.-The personal service activities subject to authorisation, pursuant to article L. 7232-1, are as follows:1° Childcare in the home, under an age set by joint order of the Minister for the Economy and…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Medicinal products covered by an early access authorisation or a compassionate access authorisation

Article R5121-144

I.-The labelling of the medicinal products mentioned in 1° of II of article L. 5121-12 includes at least the following information: 1° The name of the medicinal product or, where appropriate, its code…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Monitoring of occupational exposure limit values.

Article R4724-13

Orders issued by the ministers responsible for labour and agriculture specify : 1° The conditions for accreditation of the bodies responsible for the technical inspections, which include compliance wi…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Aptitude test

Article A212-211

The aptitude test to which the Prefect may decide to subject the applicant, in whole or in part, under the conditions set out in article R. 212-90-1 and in 3° of article R. 212-93, is to verify the ap…

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