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Showing 65116520 of 49753 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 21-2-2001 n° 99-14.820

French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Collective prevention

Article R4434-2

When the upper exposure values defined in 2° of Article R. 4431-2 are exceeded, the employer shall draw up and implement a programme of technical or work organisation measures aimed at reducing exposu…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Single chapter: Financing of vocational training

Article L6131-2

The one-off contribution to vocational training and work-linked training mentioned in 2° of Article L. 6131-1 is made up of : 1° The apprenticeship tax mentioned in article L. 6241-1 ; 2° The vocation…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Jurisdiction of labour inspection officers

Article L8112-2

The labour inspectors referred to in Article L. 8112-1 also record : 1° The offences of discrimination provided for in 3° and 6° of Article 225-2 of the Criminal Code, the offences of sexual or moral…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Powers of the public prosecutor

Article 41-2

The public prosecutor, as long as the public prosecution has not been initiated, may propose, directly or through an authorised person, a penal composition to a natural person who admits having commit…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions applicable to companies established in France

Article R123-2

I.-The single body implements an IT service, known as the single electronic window for business formalities, accessible via the Internet, secure and free of charge, which enables the declarant, accord…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Saint-Barthélemy

Article L3251-2

In the event of imminent danger to the patient's health or to the safety of persons, certified by a medical opinion, the representative of the State in Saint-Barthélemy will take all necessary provisi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Combating mental illness

Article L3824-2

In the event of imminent danger to the patient's health or to the safety of persons, as attested by a medical opinion, the higher administrator of the Wallis and Futuna Islands shall take all provisio…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 14: Inclusion on the list of medicinal products for officinal use

Article R5121-204

The Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé may suspend or remove the registration of a medicinal product from the list provided for in article R. 5…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Institutional medical conference

Article R6164-2

The health care organisation's medical conference is kept informed of the following matters: 1° Analysis reports on undesirable events, in particular those mentioned in article L. 6161-2, which have o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Retailers' cooperative societies.

Article L124-2

Cooperative societies of dispensing pharmacists may not refuse their services in emergencies, to non-associated dispensing pharmacists and to all public or private establishments where patients are tr…

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