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Showing 541550 of 58536 articles for Art. II · Cass. 3e civ. 15 September 2010 · Cass. 3e civ. 4 November 1998

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Budgets and accounts

Article D4425-15

…the most detailed subdivision of the nomenclature defined by the decree provided for in Article L. 4425-7, supplemented, for operations, by the operation number. The chapters entitled "Unforeseen exp…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Crystalline silica

Article R4412-154

Where the risk assessment identifies the simultaneous presence of respirable dusts containing crystalline silica and other non-silicogenic respirable dusts, the occupational exposure limit value for t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Crystalline silica

Article R4412-155

In the formula set out in article R. 4412-154, the following definitions apply: 1° Cns, the concentration of non-silicogenic respirable dust in mg/m³, which corresponds to the difference between the t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Control of biological limit values.

Article R4724-15

Analyses to check compliance with the biological limit values set by decree are carried out by a body accredited in this field.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Organisation and operation of the deposit guarantee and resolution fund

Article L312-15

…onomic Area which are responsible for the administration of an equivalent deposit guarantee system. II. - When the supervisory or resolution board of the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résoluti…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Rules governing the operations of sociétés de crédit foncier (building societies)

Article L513-15

Loans, exposures, similar claims, securities and deposits, bonds or other resources provided for in article L. 513-2 may only be managed or collected by a credit institution or finance company that ha…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Prevention of health risks associated with communal water misting systems

Article R1335-15

…network intended for human consumption: the installations mentioned in 1° and 2° of article R. 1321-43 as well as the private water distribution installations mentioned in 3° of the same article. The…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Import and export of embryonic stem cells for research purposes.

Article R2151-15

…two years.This authorisation is issued for each operation envisaged.The provisions of articles R. 2151-6, R. 2151-9, R. 2151-10 and R. 2151-12 apply to the authorisations provided for in this section…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Online sales of corrective lenses and corrective ocular contact lenses

Article R4362-15

The optician provides, at the patient's request and free of charge, relevant, targeted, appropriate and individualised advice at the times and on the days indicated on the website. The optician, if he…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Specific provisions for foreign nationals whose conduct is linked to terrorist activities

Article L733-15

…eign national, placed under house arrest pursuant to 6° or 7° of article L. 731-3 or article L. 731-4, who has been sentenced to deportation for acts of terrorism covered by Title II of Book IV of the…

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