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Showing 29612970 of 21141 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 12 Jan. 1993 – no. 90-21126

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Constitution

Article R4381-8

The provisions of this section govern companies formed pursuant to Title I of Law no. 90-1258 of 31 December 1990 relating to the practice of liberal professions in the form of companies and whose cor…

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

Article D5121-69-3

I.-The maximum value of the period referred to in 1° of II of Article L. 5121-12 is set at two years from the date on which the authorisation referred to in this Article is granted. II.-The maximum va…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: National framework revitalisation agreement

Article D1233-48-3

…framework agreement signed within the timeframes provided for in the third paragraph of article L. 1233-90-1 or article L. 1237-19-14, the Minister responsible for employment shall issue a collection…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to the enforcement judge

Article D49-31

When the sentence enforcement judge is required to travel to a prison in order to carry out the duties devolved upon him or her by this Code or by the provisions of the Criminal Code, travel and subsi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Inspections and periodic coordination meetings.

Article R4513-5

When all the operations of external companies present in the establishment lead to the employment of workers for a total of more than 90,000 hours over the next twelve months, inspections and periodic…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Falling persons.

Article R4534-4

Once the structural work of a storey has been completed, openings in a building overlooking the void, such as bays, must be fitted with guardrails placed 90 cm from the floors and with skirting boards…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Conditions of practice of the profession of industrial property attorney

Article L422-5

Any person carrying out the activities mentioned in the first paragraph of Article L. 422-1 to 26 November 1990 may, notwithstanding the provisions of Article L. 422-4, represent the persons mentioned…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Reinsurance.

Article R322-83

Any reinsurance treaty by which a company governed by this section cedes to one or more undertakings its risks in a proportion exceeding 90% of the total premiums relating to the reinsured risks must…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Observatories for medicinal products, medical devices and therapeutic innovation

Article R1413-91

The Director General of the Regional Health Agency appoints the head of the observatory referred to in Article R. 1413-90, for a renewable term of five years. The observatory may comprise several unit…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter V: Attachment of assets placed in a safe deposit box

Article R525-5

…R. 224-10 to R. 224-12, as applicable.

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