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Showing 26112620 of 57027 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 5 November 1997 · Cass. 3e civ. 5 January 2017 n° 15-12.605 · Cass. com. 3 December 2003 · Cass. 3e civ. 18 April 2019 n° 18-10.883 · Cass. 1re civ. 12 December 2000 · Cass. 3e civ. 9 February 2011 · Cass. 1re civ. 6 June 2018 n° 17-17.438

French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Machinery

Article R4311-5

…are parts to replace identical components and supplied by the manufacturer of the original machine; 3° Specific equipment for fairgrounds or amusement parks; 4° Machinery specially designed or put int…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter VI: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN NEW CALEDONIA

Article D446-5

…e following provisions shall apply in New Caledonia in the wording resulting from decree no. 2020-1734 of 16 December 2020, unless otherwise specified in the table below. Applicable articles In the wo…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Organisations preserving and preparing tissues and cells from the human body for their own research programmes

Article R1243-53

…le, the Director General of the Regional Health Agency may, in the cases provided for in Article L. 1243-3, object to the organisation carrying out the activities covered by the declaration. In the ab…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Moulding (R).

Article R2213-5

Except in the case provided for in Article R. 2213-6, it is forbidden to cast a corpse:- before the expiry of a period of twenty-four hours from the declaration of death to the town hall;- and without…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Aircraft health surveillance

Article R3115-50

…aircraft may be carried out at the request of the Prefect by the officials mentioned in article L. 3115-1, at all airports that are points of entry within the meaning of article R. 3115-6, and may fo…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Criminal provisions.

Article L1238-5

…failure by the employer, administrator or liquidator to comply with the provisions of articles L. 1233-58 and L. 1233-60 is punishable by a fine of 3,750 euros, imposed as many times as there are em…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions relating to group insurance.

Article L141-5

Notwithstanding the provisions of articles L. 132-2 and L. 132-3, the legal representative of an adult under guardianship may take out a group insurance policy in the event of death on behalf of the a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 6: Special conditions for the "cardiovascular" designation

Article D6124-177-31

In addition to the teams provided for in article D. 6124-177-3, the multidisciplinary team includes: 1° At least one physiotherapist; 2° At least one dietician; 3° At least one psychologist.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 6: Special conditions for the "cardiovascular" designation

Article D6124-177-34

Care is organised in such a way that, depending on the patient's clinical condition, at least two individual or group treatment sequences are provided each working day in the case of full hospitalisat…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 6: Special conditions for the "cardiovascular" designation

Article D6124-177-33

The authorisation holder offers each patient, depending on their clinical condition, treatment in at least two of the following therapeutic practices: -masso-kinésithérapie; -ergothérapie; -diététique…

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