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Showing 53715380 of 59246 articles for Art. Cass. com. 9 June 2009 n° 08-10.350 · Cass. com. 22 October 1996 · Cass. 1re civ. 22 May 1991 · Cass. 1re civ. 10 July 1996 · Cass. 3e civ. 2 April 2003

French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Implementation through payment of an annual contribution.

Article L5212-9

Employers may fulfil their employment obligation by paying an annual contribution to the development fund for the professional integration of the disabled provided for in Article L. 5214-1 for each of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Issue.

Article R5132-9

…rding has been validated. The recording systems allow the information provided for in article R. 5132-10 to be printed immediately at the request of any supervisory authority, and each printed page mu…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Financing

Article R4133-9

…vote a minimum percentage of 0.50% of their doctors' remuneration, within the meaning of article L. 242-1 of the social security code, to the financing of continuing professional development initiativ…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 6: Work relating to national defence.

Article L3132-9

…carried out on behalf of the State and in the interests of national defence, the weekly rest period may be temporarily suspended by the ministers concerned.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Worker information and training

Article R4412-92

…e informed as quickly as possible of abnormal exposures, including those mentioned in article R. 4412-75, their causes and the measures taken or to be taken to remedy them.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Worker information and training

Article R4412-93

The information provided for in article R. 4412-86 is made available to the occupational physician, the labour inspectorate, the occupational health inspector and the agents of the prevention departme…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Worker information and training

Article R4412-90

The employer shall inform workers of the presence of carcinogens, mutagens or agents toxic to reproduction in installations. He shall ensure that ancillary containers containing such agents are clearl…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Worker information and training

Article R4412-91

…1° The health and safety consequences of the choice and use of protective clothing and equipment; 2° The measures taken for activities likely to significantly increase exposure mentioned in the firs…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Decisions.

Article R464-9-1

…h acknowledgement of receipt, the companies that it suspects of practices mentioned in Articles L. 420-1, L. 420-2, L. 420-2-1, L. 420-2-2 and L. 420-5 and which meet the turnover conditions specified…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Guardianship arrangements.

Article R712-9

The supervisory authority may automatically enter compulsory expenditure, and in particular: 1° Staff costs; 2° Loan repayments; 3° Taxes, levies or any charge provided for by a legislative or regulat…

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