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Showing 39713980 of 50455 articles for Art. Cass. com. 10 February 1987 n° 85-13.262 · Cass. com. 12 June 2007 n° 06-14.872 · Cass. com. 16 May 1995 · Cass. com. 27 May 2015 n° 14-14.744 · Cass. com. 12 December 1995 · Cass. com. 21 May 1996 · BOI-ENR-DMTOM-10-10-10 et -10-20-10

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Lead exposure risk report

Article R1334-12

…the owner or operator of the accommodation to the agents or departments mentioned in articles L. 1421-1 and L. 1435-7 as well as, where applicable, to the agents responsible for monitoring work regul…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Imprest accounts (R).

Article R1617-12

…hall be made available to each imprest administrator, the amount of which, fixed by the instrument setting up the imprest account and, where applicable, revised in the same manner, shall not exceed on…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Consultation on the creation of a new commune.

Article R2113-12

…oint order of the prefects of the départements concerned under the conditions defined in article R. 2113-1. The results of local elections are centralised by the prefect of the département in which th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Traffic conditions

Article R4141-12

…the employer shall, after having taken all measures to comply with the provisions of article L. 4221-1 relating to the use of workplaces, analyse the new traffic and operating conditions. Where appr…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General duties.

Article R4235-12

…activities carried out there and suitably equipped and maintained. In the event of a disagreement between a pharmacist and a management or supervisory body concerning the application of the provision…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Rules common to all types of practice

Article R4321-128

The regular practice of physiotherapy, in any form whatsoever, within a State administration, a local authority or a public establishment is subject to a written contract, except in cases where the ph…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Operation

Article R6147-125

…mmittee is convened by its Chairman at least once every three months and as often as necessary. A meeting may be called at the request of at least half of the voting members. The agenda, which shall i…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Economic interest groupings under French law.

Article L251-12

…1-7, management control must be exercised by one or more natural persons appointed by the General Meeting. Their term of office and powers are determined in the contract. The audit of the accounts in…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 3: Automatic exclusions specific to defence or security concession contracts

Article L3123-12

…ioned in the first paragraph of this Article, with the exception of those mentioned in Articles L. 3123-2 and L. 3123-3, may provide evidence that he/she has taken measures to demonstrate his/her reli…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Suspension and withdrawal of authorisation

Article R1173-12

…ve the authorisation holder the opportunity to submit written observations within a period that it sets, which may not be less than fifteen days. If, at the end of this period, and taking into account…

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