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Showing 661670 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 Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 7: Declaration of significant events and malicious acts

Article R1333-22

…person responsible for the nuclear activity: 1° To the police force with territorial jurisdiction ; 2° The representative of the State in the département where the incident occurred; 3° To the compete…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1 : Examination for admission to the probationary period, probationary period and examination to qualify as a court-appointed administrator

Article R811-22

…sons exempted from a professional training period pursuant to the provisions of I of article R. 811-25 and the persons mentioned in the second paragraph of article R. 811-28-2.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Pre-employment medical examination and vaccinations.

Article R4626-22

Before starting work, the employee undergoes a medical examination by the occupational physician. The occupational physician is informed of the position to which the employee is assigned.

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Nationals of a Member State of the European Union or party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area wishing to settle in France

Article R222-22

…he European Union or parties to the Agreement on the European Economic Area mentioned in article L. 222-15 who wish to establish themselves on French territory in order to exercise the profession of s…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Participation of private healthcare professionals in the work of public health institutions

Article R6146-22

…as at night. This is a flat-rate allowance in addition to the fees provided for in article L. 6146-2. It is set by an order of the ministers responsible for social security and health. The profession…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article R1221-22

…sing or are likely to cause incidents or adverse reactions that have threatened, are threatening or may threaten the health of donors or recipients, in order to eliminate or reduce the associated risk…

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

Article 223-13

…respect of the award of previous aid. The size of the company and its financial and legal situation may also be taken into account.For grants awarded for an annual distribution programme, account is a…

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

Article 223-11

…re considered as having regular distribution of repertory cinematographic works. However, exception may be made to the distribution of the six cinematographic works over these two years;2° Have submit…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Implementation of the guarantee

Article R1251-22

The guarantor shall pay the sums due within ten days of receipt of the request for payment. Where the balance of the payments requested exceeds the amount of the financial guarantee, claims of the sam…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Employee training.

Article R4543-22

…understanding of the organisational and technical measures it recommends and their implementation; 2° The work methods and intervention procedures applicable to the equipment on which the worker may…

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