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Showing 481490 of 49367 articles for Art. Cass. com. 6 June 1990 · Cass. com. 3 June 2014 · Cass. 1re civ. 8 January 2002

French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Customs detention

Article L716-8-8

…uncil of State shall set: 1° The conditions for applying the measures provided for in articles L. 716-8 to L. 716-8-6; 2° The conditions under which the destruction of goods likely to constitute an in…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Automated processing of personal data known as "Therapeutic Use Exemptions for Sportsmen and Sportswomen".

Article R232-85-8

The information and personal data recorded in the automated processing may not be kept for more than eighteen months from the expiry of the period of validity of the authorisation. However, in the eve…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 8: Work on roofs.

Article R4534-85

When workers are required to work on a roof where there is a risk of people or materials falling from a height of more than three metres, appropriate measures are taken to prevent any falls.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 8: Work on roofs.

Article R4534-86

Scaffolding used to carry out work on roofs is fitted with guardrails consisting of elements that are joined together or spaced apart so that they cannot allow a human body to pass through. These guar…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 8: Work on roofs.

Article R4534-87

Where there are permanent protective devices, such as service hooks, railings or handrails, these may only be used after they have been examined to ensure that they are sound. These examinations are c…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 8: Work on roofs.

Article R4534-88

Workers working on roofs made of materials of insufficient strength, such as glass, cement-based agglomerate slabs, sheet metal, or dilapidated materials, work on scaffolding, work platforms, planks o…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 8: Work on roofs.

Article R4534-89

Where it is impossible to comply with the provisions of Article R. 4534-88, devices capable of effectively preventing the consequences of a fall must be installed below the roof. Where these devices c…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Specialised credit institutions

Article L775-8

…in the right-hand column of the same table: Articles applicable In the wording resulting from L. 513-1 Order no. 2013-544 of 27 June 2013 L. 513-2 to L. 513-4 with the exception of I.1, L. 513-6 to L…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Special provisions for certain investigative measures

Article 694-26

When a person detained on the territory of a Member State is transferred to national territory in execution of a European investigation order issued by a French judicial authority, his release may onl…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Special provisions for certain investigative measures

Article 694-27

When an investigation order is issued to determine whether a natural or legal person holds or controls one or more accounts with a banking or financial institution or to obtain information concerning…

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