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Showing 32513260 of 44559 articles for Art. Cass. com. 19 November 2002 · Cass. com. 5 May 2004

French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Accreditation of the quality of professional practice

Article D4135-5

…de santé; 3° Recruiting and training experts in each of the specialties mentioned in Article D. 4135-2; 4° Collecting risk-bearing event reports with a view to using them, after first processing them…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Scope

Article R3213-5

…the designation of the property in accordance with the provisions of the first paragraph of article 5, 1 of article 6 and article 7 of decree no. 55-22 of 4 January 1955 reforming land registration, a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions common to all activities

Article R4424-5

…eyewash and skin antiseptics and, if necessary, eye drops prescribed by the occupational physician; 5° For activities involving the taking, handling and processing of samples of human or animal origin…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: National Coordination Committee

Article R1233-5

…r studies and expertise on risks, the environment, mobility and development) or his representative; 5° The Chief Executive Officer of the Caisse des dépôts et consignations or his representative; It m…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Common provisions

Article A711-5

…onth following the general meeting at which CCI France is set up, as provided for in article R. 711-58 : 1° The representatives of the presidents of the chambers of commerce and industry are appointed…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Commitments giving rise to a diversification provision

Article A134-5

…rticle R. 343-3. For the application of the second paragraph of article R. 134-2 and article R. 134-5, the value of the diversification provision share to be retained is equal to the value of the shar…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Classes of affected parts

Article R626-55

…icate by electronic means. Subject to the provisions of this section, the provisions of sub-section 5 of section 4 of Chapter IV of Title I of Book VIII shall apply. The use of these electronic commun…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Individual assessment of exposure to ionising radiation

Article R4451-53

…into account potential exposures and reasonably foreseeable incidents inherent in the workstation; 5° The effective dose exclusively related to radon that the worker is likely to receive over the nex…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Rules specific to the election of employee representatives

Article R1411-58-12

…tives are not taken into account for the application of the first paragraph of I of Article L. 1411-5-2: 1° When it is established, on the date of drawing up the electoral lists for the election of st…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Rules specific to the election of employee representatives

Article R1411-58-11

Where the number of staff representatives on the Boards of Directors referred to in this section is uneven, their election shall be organised no later than four months before the renewal of the Board…

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