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Showing 97619770 of 49594 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 4-3-1998 n° 96-16.671

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Professional acts.

Article R4351-2-4

When practising within the framework of an in-house pharmacy, the medical electroradiology manipulator is authorised, under the technical authority of a pharmacist, to assist in carrying out :1° The a…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Paragraph 1: Common provisions

Article R421-38

For the application of articles L. 421-26 to L. 421-29, the issue of a multi-annual residence permit bearing the words "ICT seconded employee", "ICT mobile seconded employee", "ICT seconded employee (…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Paragraph 1: Common provisions

Article R421-39

The issue of a multi-annual residence permit bearing the words "salarié détaché ICT", "salarié détaché mobile ICT", "salarié détaché ICT (famille)" or "salarié détaché mobile ICT (famille)" provided f…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Organisation at regional level

Article R1114-30

The statutes and internal regulations of the Union nationale lay down the powers, organisation and deliberation procedures of the regional committee. They also stipulate the number of its members and…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Organisation at regional level

Article R1114-31

The president of the regional union is elected by the regional committee in accordance with the rules set out in the statutes and internal regulations of the national union. The national union may, in…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Supplementary provisions

Article R3121-30

In the case of individualised working hours, in the absence of an agreement as provided for in 1° of Article L. 3121-51, the number of hours carried over from one week to another may not exceed three,…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Customs detention

Article L716-8-4

I.-When the detention of goods suspected of infringing a registered trademark is implemented after a request referred to in Article L. 716-8 has been accepted, the goods suspected of infringing the re…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Applicable regulations.

Article L1262-4-1

I.-A client or project owner who enters into a contract with a service provider who posts employees, under the conditions mentioned in articles L. 1262-1 and L. 1262-2, shall check with the latter, be…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Measures prior to carrying out an operation

Article R4451-36

During the building and civil engineering operations referred to in articles R. 4532-1 et seq., the client or, where applicable, the project manager, provides the health and safety coordinator referre…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Liability and protection of elected representatives

Article L2123-34

…e State, he benefits, on behalf of the State, from the protection provided by article 11 of the loi n° 83-634 du 13 juillet 1983 portant droits et obligations des fonctionnaires.

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