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Showing 34513460 of 46373 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 4 May 2010 – no. 09-13205

French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Criminal penalties

Article L341-46

…xcess of those he is authorised to demand or withhold pursuant to the provisions of articles L. 313-49, L. 313-52, L. 313-60 or L. 313-61 is punishable by a fine of 300,000 euros. Physical persons are…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Miscellaneous provisions applicable to medical auxiliaries.

Article L4381-4

…in particular its commitments in favour of mutually supportive development, the competent authority may also, after obtaining the opinion of a commission, individually authorise nationals of a State w…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Specific powers.

Article L4523-4

…tions, the Social and Economic Committee shall be informed by the employer of the safety policy and may request information on the risks associated with exposure to ionising radiation and on the safet…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 9: Dispensing of medicines required for the prevention and treatment of sexually transmitted infections and emergency contraception

Article R3121-44

…not health establishments, by way of derogation, the Director General of the Regional Health Agency may authorise a doctor from the organisation, designated by name, to ensure the supply, holding, con…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Commercial events.

Article R762-4

…r services falling within a limited list of products or services determined by the organiser, which may be the subject of a direct sale with collection of the goods or performance of the service contr…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Hyperbaric prevention advisor

Article R4461-4

…is advisor shall participate in particular in :1° In the risk assessment provided for in Article R. 4461-3 ;2° The implementation of all measures to ensure the health and safety of workers working in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Disciplinary safeguards

Article R6153-40

…6153-39, the head of the organisation or establishment in which the resident carries out his duties may suspend the latter's activity if it is likely to compromise the smooth running of the service; t…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Granting of exploitation licences and collection of income from the exploitation of rights

Article L324-4

…es of Association or the General Regulations shall lay down the conditions under which rightholders may grant licences to third parties for non-commercial uses of rights or categories of rights the ma…

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French Sports CodeIn force
PRELIMINARY TITLE: GENERAL PRINCIPLES

Article L100-4

…ons of article L. 3122-28 of the French Labour Code, reproduced below: "Art.L. 3122-28-Any employee may, taking into account the company's possibilities, benefit from adjustments to their working hour…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Mobilisation of medium-term loans

Article L313-40

…discounting period, the credit institution holding the receivables referred to in Article L. 313-38 may not, unless otherwise stipulated in the agreements provided for in Article L. 313-37, transfer t…

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