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Showing 56615670 of 50653 articles for Art. Cass. com. 2 février 2016 n° 14-21739

French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R4216-2

…upants or their delayed evacuation, where this is made necessary, in conditions of maximum safety ; 2° Access from outside and intervention by the emergency services and fire-fighters; 3° Limiting the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: National Conciliation Commission.

Article R6142-23

In the cases provided for in article L. 6142-12, the ministers responsible for higher education and health shall take a decision in the light of the opinion issued by a national commission comprising…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5121-20

…bioavailability studies for generic proprietary medicinal products as defined in 5° of Article L. 5121-1, the procedure for inclusion in the register of generic groups referred to in Article L. 5121-1…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter V: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN FRENCH POLYNESIA

Article L765-2

…the Principality of Liechtenstein, the Kingdom of Norway or the Swiss Confederation," are deleted; 2° In Article L. 711-2, the words: "or of one of the States listed in the first paragraph and for wh…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Public hospital service

Article L6112-2

…bled or in a precarious social situation, and a response time appropriate to their state of health ;2° Permanent reception and care, in particular as part of the permanent care service organised by th…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Preferential allocations.

Article 832-2

…t been the subject of a preferential allotment under the conditions provided for in articles 831, 832 or 832-1, the surviving spouse or any co-owner heir who wishes to continue the farm in which he is…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article D3121-25

Pursuant to the fourth paragraph of article L. 3121-41 and the seventh paragraph of article L. 3121-44, overtime means hours worked : 1° More than thirty-nine hours per week. 2° Over and above the ave…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 211-124

…upport for the production of genre films:1° They meet the general conditions set out in sub-section 2 of section 1 of this chapter;2° They are in original French or, if at least two different language…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Rules for use and hygiene applicable to collective water misting systems

Article R1335-20

…ealth safety, in particular:1° Technical provisions applicable to collective water misting systems ;2° The procedures for implementing the water quality monitoring referred to in 2° and 3° of article…

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

Article 78-2

…ponsibility, the judicial police officers and deputy judicial police officers mentioned in articles 20 and 21-1° may ask any person in respect of whom there are one or more plausible grounds for suspe…

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