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Showing 44214430 of 21304 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 24 Nov. 1998 – Chevassus-Marche

French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 10: Work requiring the use of work equipment

Article D4153-29

I. - It is forbidden to assign young people to maintenance work when it cannot be carried out when the vehicle is stationary, without the possibility of unexpectedly restarting the transmissions, mech…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 8: Work on roofs.

Article R4534-93

Where workers frequently, for more than one day, travel on gutters, footpaths or any other passageway involving the risk of falling onto a roof made of materials of insufficient strength, this roof, i…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Examination and conditions of authorisation.

Article R5121-37

After the marketing authorisation has been granted, the authorisation holder must, with regard to the manufacturing and control methods, take account of scientific and technical progress and introduce…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Examination and conditions of authorisation.

Article R5121-42

The Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé shall refuse the marketing authorisation on the grounds mentioned in Article L. 5121-9. The application…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 8: Advertising.

Article R5141-86-1

As long as the information concerning each medicinal product reproduces in full the summary of product characteristics mentioned in article R. 5141-15, publications intended to reference veterinary me…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Conditions for placing on the market and putting into service.

Article R5221-13

The presentation at scientific or technical meetings, exhibitions and demonstrations of in vitro diagnostic medical devices which do not comply with the provisions of this Title is authorised provided…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Obligations of those involved in reactovigilance.

Article R5222-18

For a new device, the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé may, at any time and for a period of two years following the declaration provided for…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions.

Article R5222-1

The purpose of vigilance of in vitro diagnostic medical devices, known as reactovigilance, is to monitor incidents and risks of incidents as defined in 1° of article R. 5222-2. It is carried out on al…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter III: Debt securities

Article L213-0-1

Each debt security represents a claim on the legal entity or securitisation fund which issues them. By way of derogation from article 1349 of the French Civil Code and article L. 228-74 of the French…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Credits

Article L752-5

I.- Subject to the provisions of II, the provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in New Caledonia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand co…

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