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Showing 14611470 of 55685 articles for Art. Cass. soc. 5 November 1987 · Cass. soc. 2 April 1998 · Cass. soc. 2 July 1981 · Cass. soc. 5 November 2009 · Cass. soc. 29 June 2017 · Cass. soc. 28 September 2010 · Cass. soc. 24 October 1989 · CA Paris 16 December 2009

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R1211-29

…s and products of the human body and their derivatives used for therapeutic purposes as well as medical devices incorporating them; 2° Activities relating to these elements, products or derivatives as…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Transfer of the business assets of the sole trader

Article L526-29

…e business assets of a sole trader, any clause to the contrary being deemed unwritten: 1° Article 815-14 of the Civil Code; 2° Article 1699 of the same Code; 3° Articles L. 141-12 to L. 141-22 of this…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Buildings where the lowest floor of the last storey is more than eight metres above ground level

Article R4216-29

…r: 1° The characteristics of exits and the lateral isolation of the building from another building; 2° The classification of materials and construction elements for certain parts of the building; 3° S…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Scientific Council and expert committees

Article R1313-24

…embers: a) The Chairman of the Scientific Advisory Board of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé, or his representative ; b) The Chairman of the Scientific Advisory…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 7: Provisions relating to the implementation of other resolution measures

Article L613-56-2

I. - Subject to the provisions of III and V of Article L. 613-57-1, the collège de résolution may release the financial instruments defined in Article L. 211-1, rights, assets or commitments of the pe…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Composition

Article D1432-28

…hts.Its members are divided into eight colleges as follows:1° A college of representatives of the local authorities within the Agency's geographical area of responsibility, comprising :a) Three region…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Overseas departments

Article 296 quater

Not applicable in Guadeloupe, Réunion and Martinique: 1° Les articles 298 sexdecies G and 298 sexdecies H; 2° The other provisions relating to value added tax insofar as they refer to transactions car…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Other consequences

Article L232-23-5

…n with an in-competition test in individual sports, the competent federation or the organiser shall cancel the individual results obtained during the competition by the athlete who committed the viola…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 9: Special provisions applicable to magnetic resonance imaging equipment intended for patient care in the health sector or for research in this field, governing the exceeding of exposure limit values relating to effects on health

Article R4453-29

…s to ensure that : 1° Workers are protected against harmful effects on health and risks to safety ; 2° The worker's exposure is only temporary; 3° The worker is not subject to any medical contraindica…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Authorisations

Article R6122-29

The applications referred to in article R. 6122-28, with the exception of the renewal applications referred to in the third paragraph of article L. 6122-10, may only be received during periods and in…

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