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Showing 36513660 of 20302 articles for Art. Cass. soc. – 15 Dec. 2009 – no. 08-18228

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Compulsory expenditure.

Article D2573-32

…III and IV. II. - For the application of Article R. 2321-1, the words: "mentioned in Article L. 132-15 of the Town Planning Code" are deleted. III. - For the application of article R. 2321-2, the word…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Accommodation

Article R4228-27

The habitable surface area and volume, within the meaning ofArticle R. 156-1 of the French Construction and Housing Code, of premises used for workers' accommodation may not be less than 6 square metr…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Exposure limit values

Article R4451-8

…2° For organs or tissues, assessed on the basis of the following corresponding equivalent doses: a) 150 millisieverts over 12 consecutive months, for the extremities and the skin. For the skin, this l…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 7: Radiation .

Article R4722-20

…of the same code may ask the employer to carry out the measurements referred to in article R. 4451-15 or the checks on the effectiveness of the preventive measures referred to in articles R. 4451-40…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Information system for the personal training account and the individual right to training for local elected representatives

Article R6323-38

…ticle R. 6323-32. III - The rights of access, rectification and limitation provided for in articles 15, 16 and 18 of the regulation mentioned in I and II may be exercised with the Caisse des dépôts et…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Cross-disciplinary provisions on quality in cancer care

Article D6124-131-6

When the authorisation holder provides care for adolescents and young adults aged between 15 and 24 suffering from cancer, it: 1° Relies on inter-hospital multidisciplinary referral teams for the care…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Cross-border recognition.

Article 509-3

…nition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters ;- Council Regulation (EC) No 4/2009 of 18 December 2008 on jurisdiction, applicable law, recognition and enforcement of decisions a…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Grouped offers

Article L224-42-2

…9, L. 224-40, L. 224-42 and the I of article L. 224-42-3 of the Consumer Code and the article L. 34-15 du code des postes et des communications électroniques apply to all elements of the bundled offer…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Jurisdiction

Article 706-168

…ile assize court exercise concurrent jurisdiction with that resulting from the application of Order no. 45-174 of 2 February 1945 relating to delinquent children. When they are competent to prosecute…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Accounting and reporting requirements applicable to investment services providers

Article L533-9

…nce with Article 26 of Regulation (EU) No 600/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 on markets in financial instruments and, where applicable, Article 8 of Regulation (EU)…

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