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Showing 851860 of 43491 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 3 Apr. 2012 – no. 11-13.527

French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Principles and means of prevention

Article R4412-113

…s to be complied with by companies carrying out operations ; 2° The means of collective protection; 3° Individual protection equipment; 4° Measures to protect the site environment; 5° Provisions appli…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Intervention procedures and methods, emergency procedures and hyperbaric safety manual

Article R4461-11

When the head of the user company calls on an external company or a self-employed worker, he shall ensure the general coordination of the prevention measures he takes and those taken by the head of th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Duties of the coordinator.

Article R4532-11

The coordinator ensures that the general principles of prevention defined in articles L. 4531-1 and L. 4535-1 are effectively implemented. He carries out his duties under the responsibility of the pro…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter IX: Parental authority

Article 1187-1

The children's judge communicates to the family affairs judge or guardianship judge the documents they request when the parties to the proceedings before the latter are entitled to consult the file by…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Hosting of personal health data on digital media subject to certification

Article R1111-11

…s of guaranteeing the availability, integrity, confidentiality and auditability of the data hosted; 3° An indication of the hosting locations; 4° The measures implemented to guarantee respect for the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Scope of application

Article R4451-111

…R. 4451-64; 2° Zone demarcation under the conditions set out in Articles R. 4451-22 and R. 4451-28; 3° The checks provided for in section 6 of this chapter.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Compensation for distribution costs

Article 917-11

…a negative impact on the distribution of other works for which the company holds marketing mandates;3° The work encounters real difficulties resulting from the costs of its immobilisation and the need…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter V: Family proceedings

Article 1136-16

…parties, to enable the judge to determine the warning and pre-alert distances defined in article 1136-17 of this Code. When the judge orders the wearing of a mobile anti-seizure device, he shall ensu…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Application of collective bargaining agreements

Article 122-11

The Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée ensures that beneficiaries of financial aid comply with their obligations regarding the application of collective labour agreements to which they are…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 231-11

…g factors, depending on the number of rooms in the establishments:- 1 venue: 1.26;- 2 venues: 2.1;- 3 venues: 3.15;- 4 venues: 3.9;- 5 venues: 4.8;- 6 and 7 venues: 5.5;- 8 and 9 venues: 6.2;- 10 and…

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