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Showing 16011610 of 58756 articles for Art. Cass. com. 19 June 1984 · CA Paris 2 March 1984 · Cass. com. 2 May 1972 · Cass. civ. 9 May 1962

French Labour CodeIn force
Section 9: Electrical installations

Article R4722-27

…referred the matter to the accredited body within fifteen days of the date of the request for verification.It shall forward the report drawn up by the body to the Labour Inspection inspector within te…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 9: Electrical installations

Article R4722-26

The labour inspector may ask the employer to have all or part of the fixed or temporary electrical installations checked by an accredited body for compliance with the provisions applicable to them.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 9: Electrical installations

Article R4722-28

A copy of the accredited body's report is simultaneously sent by the employer to the prevention department of the relevant social security body.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Final provisions.

Article R5221-29

…r Health, issued on a proposal from the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé, specifies the conditions for applying the procedures defined in Art…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 5 : Acquisition of French nationality by decision of the public authorities

Article 21-22

No one may be naturalised unless he or she has reached the age of eighteen. However, naturalisation may be granted to a minor child who has remained a foreigner even though one of his or her parents h…

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

Article 230-27

Software covered by this chapter may only be authorised by decree in the Conseil d'Etat issued after consultation with the Commission nationale de l'informatique et des libertés. This decree shall spe…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Organs, tissues and cells removed for therapeutic purposes for others.

Article R1211-19-1

…° By information, the nature and content of which are laid down by order of the Minister for Health;2° And, as far as tissues and cells are concerned, on the basis of a coding system that preserves th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Procedures for implementing genetic characteristic tests and identifications by genetic fingerprinting and informing next of kin

Article L1131-2-2

…nt, a health cooperation group or a laboratory, of the legislative and regulatory requirements applicable to the examination of genetic characteristics for medical purposes or to the identification of…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Checks, verifications and identity records

Article 78-2-2

…blic prosecutor, in the places and for the period of time that this magistrate determines and which may not exceed twenty-four hours, renewable by express decision and with reasons in accordance with…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Requirements for experience or work placements in addition to the master's degree referred to in article L. 811-5

Article R811-28-2

May apply for their registration with mention of the commercial speciality on the list mentioned in Article L. 811-2 to the national registration and disciplinary commission, ruling on their applicati…

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