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Showing 49915000 of 44027 articles for Art. Cass. com. 17 November 2009 · Cass. 3e civ. 3 March 1993

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Approval requirements.

Article R1114-3

The association's representativeness is attested by a sufficient number of individually paid-up members, having regard to the public for whom the association is intended and the territorial scope of i…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Tie-breaking

Article R1454-32

When a general renewal of the industrial tribunals makes it impossible to refer a case that was the subject of a tie vote prior to this renewal, the case is taken up again, as the case may be, before…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Requirements relating to the design and installation of electrical installations

Article R4215-3

The installations are designed and built in such a way that : 1° No dangerous active part is accessible to workers, except in premises and locations where there is a particular risk of electric shock,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Conditions for referral to the Agency by academies, medical or scientific learned societies and approved associations

Article D1418-38

The Director General of the Agence de la biomédecine will acknowledge receipt of the request and specify the time required to examine it. If the request requires resources that are excessive in relati…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Worker information and training

Article R4412-39

The employer shall draw up a notice, known as a workstation notice, for each workstation or work situation exposing workers to hazardous chemical agents. These instructions, updated as necessary, are…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article R4381-31

Deregistration may be ordered by the Director General of the Regional Health Agency if the company does not comply with the legislative or regulatory provisions governing non-trading professional comp…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Provisions specific to hazardous substances and mixtures.

Article L1342-3

…pter, in particular the persons who have access to the information declared pursuant to Article L. 1342-1, the conditions under which the confidentiality with regard to third parties of information co…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Administrative police measures

Article L612-34

…rolled undertaking or undertaking that controls it, within the meaning of II and III of Article L. 233-16 of the Commercial Code, and corresponding to remuneration, compensation or benefits due or lik…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5: Hearing of the claimant

Article R249-35

…efore the judge rules on the merits of the application in accordance with the provisions of section 3 of this chapter, or before he rules pursuant to II of article 803-8 in accordance with the provisi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Tasks

Article R3262-36

…urant owner to persons, companies or organisations that meet the conditions laid down in article R. 3262-4 and articles R. 3262-26 to R. 3262-32; 2° Noting cases where restaurateurs, persons, companie…

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