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Showing 33313340 of 49594 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 4-3-1998 n° 96-16.671

French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions relating to the regional sports conference

Article R112-40

I.-In each region, the regional sports conference is made up of four colleges. 1° The college of State representatives comprises : a) The Regional Prefect or his representative; b) The Regional Academ…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions relating to the regional sports conference

Article R112-41

At its first plenary meeting, the regional conference elects, by a simple majority of the members present, a chairman and two vice-chairmen who may not be from the same college. The chairman of the re…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions relating to the regional sports conference

Article R112-43

The regional sports conference meets at least twice a year at the request of its chairman or 30% of the representatives from at least three colleges. However, the first meeting is convened by the Regi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article L3142-48

Employees resident or usually employed in an area affected by a natural disaster are entitled to leave, taken on one or more occasions, to take part in the activities of organisations providing aid to…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article L3142-49

In an emergency, leave may be taken with twenty-four hours' notice.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions relating to investment service providers other than portfolio management companies

Article D533-4

I. - An investment service provider other than an asset management company shall establish and implement appropriate written policies and procedures for classifying its clients as non-professional cli…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Regional development plan

Article R4433-4

The booklet of rules summarises the rules enacted by the plan to implement the development guidelines and principles and contribute to achieving the objectives provided for in the second to fourth par…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Works team

Article R4461-46

The employer shall appoint, from among the workers referred to in Article R. 4451-45, a hyperbaric operations manager who shall be responsible, on site and under the employer's responsibility, for coo…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Works team

Article R4461-45

I.-Teams carrying out work in the hyperbaric environment referred to in 1° of Article R. 4461-1 are made up of at least three workers who hold the hyperbaric aptitude certificate referred to in Articl…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Participation in health protection.

Article R4235-49

Pharmacists are required to participate in the on-call and emergency services provided for in article L. 5125-22 or organised by the competent authorities for the care of hospitalised patients. Pharma…

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