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Showing 441450 of 47213 articles for Art. Cass. com. 26 May 1992 · Cass. com. 19 November 1975 n° 74-10.116 · CAA Nantes 26 May 2004 · Cass. com. 19 February 1979 · Cass. com. 6 June 1972 · Cass. com. 16 January 1985 · CA Paris 17 January 2008

French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Open-cast earthworks.

Article R4534-26

Underpinning of foundations may only be carried out in small sections and as and when the shoring, struts or props put in place ensure sufficient safety. However, this requirement does not preclude th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 8: Participation of midwives in the screening and treatment of sexually transmitted infections

Article D4151-26

Screening for the sexually transmitted infections listed in table I of appendix 41-3 may be prescribed by midwives for their patients and partners, in accordance with current recommendations. If the s…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Common provisions

Article R444-26

An order of the Minister of Justice will determine the geographical areas in which aid may be granted to maintain or set up a practice. The areas referred to in the previous paragraph are defined in p…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Optional taxable transactions

Article 260 A

Local authorities, their groupings or their public establishments may, at their request, be subject to value added tax in respect of transactions relating to the following services: Water supply in mu…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Halls, markets and public weights

Article L2224-26

No person other than these employees or servants may, within the precincts of the markets, halls and ports, exercise the profession of weigher, measurer and gauge, on pain of confiscation of the instr…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Notification procedure.

Article R1123-26

…oms, the research involving the human person has not begun, this opinion lapses. However, if justification is provided before the expiry of this period, it may be extended by the committee concerned f…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Refusal to renew.

Article L145-26

The renewal of leases concerning buildings owned by the State, local authorities and public establishments may not be refused without the owning authority being required to pay the eviction compensati…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Occupational medicine interns.

Article R4623-26

Occupational health and prevention services may be approved, under the conditions set out in article L. 632-5 of the Education Code, as out-of-hospital organisations hosting trainees enrolled in the s…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Membership of an occupational health service

Article D4625-26

Employers may join a local prevention and occupational health service for their remote workers: 1° Either because the assignment of these remote workers outside the establishment employing them is suf…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Special arrangements for staff of companies providing catering or sleeping accommodation on trains.

Article R221-26

For sedentary staff, weekly rest may be granted on a day other than Sunday for staff whose activities are linked to transport schedules. If they are employed full time, they will benefit from at least…

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