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Showing 14711480 of 53735 articles for Art. Cass. com. 12 January 1999 · Cass. 1re civ. 20 December 2012 · Cass. com. 29 January 2002 · Cass. com. 3 May 2012

French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Medical professions.

Article L4441-20

…doctor, dental surgeon or midwife has been convicted by a criminal court, the disciplinary chamber may, if appropriate, impose one of the penalties provided for in article L. 4441-10 on him, under th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 8: Specific provisions governing the exceeding of exposure limit values relating to sensory effects

Article R4453-20

…to the provisions laid down in sections 1 to 7 of this chapter, with the exception of Article R. 4453-16, when the preventive measures and means put in place by the employer under Article R. 4453-13 d…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Accounting obligations applicable to certain traders, whether natural or legal persons.

Article R123-208

Notwithstanding the provisions of 1° to 5° of article R. 123-178, individuals placed by option or by operation of law under the simplified real tax regime provided for in article 302 septies A bis of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Worker information and training

Article R4452-20

…R. 4452-5 and R. 4452-6. The leaflet is intended to inform workers of the risks to which their work may expose them and of the measures taken to avoid them. In particular, it sets out the applicable s…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 9: Services accessible via electronic communications operators

Article D224-20

…essary, lay down the procedures by which the alerts referred to in articles D. 224-18 and D. 224-19 may be voluntarily made available to the administrative authority responsible for competition and co…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 6: Radiation protection advisor

Article R1333-20

…ection, a training certificate issued by a training organisation mentioned in 1° of Article R. 4451-125 of the Labour Code ;2° For the competent radiation protection organisation, a certification issu…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Catering and rest

Article R4228-20

…o the physical and mental health and safety of workers, the employer, in application of article L. 4121-1 of the Labour Code, shall set out in the internal regulations or, failing that, by memorandum…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Care without consent

Article R6123-200

…be authorised for "child and adolescent psychiatry". Exceptionally, a minor over the age of sixteen may be cared for by a holder of both the "care without consent" and "adult psychiatry" authorisation…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Examination of the application

Article 1220

The guardianship judge may, in all cases where he or she is obliged or considers it useful to hear the person to be protected or protected, travel throughout the jurisdiction of the court of appeal as…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Court reconciliation software

Article 230-20

…rity of the minister responsible for the budget entrusted with carrying out judicial investigations may implement, under the control of the judicial authority, software intended to facilitate the expl…

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