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Showing 67816790 of 22522 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 20 Sept. 2016 – no. 15-12.994

French Public Health CodeIn force
Single section

Article R3354-14

…ntrol analysis, for a new opinion, to the expert doctor on the list provided for in article R. 3354-20 and designated by the judicial authority.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Ban on smoking in certain public places

Article R3512-4

…not be opened unintentionally; 3° Not be a place of passage; 4° Have a surface area no greater than 20% of the total surface area of the establishment in which the pitches are located, without the sur…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Implementation through the payment of an annual contribution

Article D5212-21

…icle L. 5212-8 for a period of more than three years, the amount mentioned in 2° of Article D. 5212-20 is set at 1,500 times the minimum hourly growth wage, regardless of the number of employees. The…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Payment of training costs under the personal training account

Article D6323-5

…gional inter-professional joint committee in application of the second paragraph of article L. 6323-20, the Caisse des dépôts et consignations will debit the holder's account for the corresponding rig…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Financial penalties

Article L5461-9

…al penalty: 1° The fact, for the manufacturer of a device mentioned in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017 or, where applicable, for its…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Digital health space, shared medical file and pharmaceutical file

Article L1111-16

The coordinating doctor referred to in V of article L. 313-12 of the Social Action and Family Code has access to the shared medical record of the person accommodated in the institution subject to the…

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French Civil Aviation CodeIn force
CHAPTER III: AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL.

Article L133-1

…hnical safety and security requirements laid down either by this Book or by Regulation (EC) No 1592/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 July 2002 on common rules in the field of c…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions relating to control by the administrative authority

Article R122-13

The Minister responsible for culture and the Minister responsible for people with disabilities draw up the list mentioned in 1° of article L. 122-5-1 after the opinion of the commission provided for i…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Anti-doping education

Article R232-41-12-1

In order to identify the target groups for whom anti-doping education is a priority, the French Anti-Doping Agency takes into account the level of practice of athletes and support staff, the sport dis…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Procedure for recognition of statelessness

Article R582-2

The French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons may summon the applicant to a personal interview under the conditions laid down in article R. 531-17.The applicant will be heard…

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