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Showing 56215630 of 58536 articles for Art. II · Cass. 3e civ. 15 September 2010 · Cass. 3e civ. 4 November 1998

French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Organisation of work

Article D1432-40

…ing changes in these needs;3° Proposing priorities for medico-social action to the plenary assembly;4° Issuing an opinion on the drafting and updating of the interdepartmental programme to support peo…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Ban on smoking in certain public places

Article R3512-4

…fitted with automatic closures that cannot be opened unintentionally; 3° Not be a place of passage; 4° Have a surface area no greater than 20% of the total surface area of the establishment in which t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R5151-4

Insofar as their use is necessary for the purposes defined in article R. 5151-3, the categories of personal data that may be recorded in the automated processing are as follows: 1° Data from the perso…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Composition

Article R6156-48

For the application of the provisions of II of article 9 bis of law no. 83-634 of 13th July 1983 on the rights and obligations of civil servants, the proportion of women and men represented within eac…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Common provisions.

Article L243-4

Any person subject to compulsory insurance who, having applied to take out a policy with an insurance undertaking whose articles of association do not prohibit the assumption of the risk in question b…

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French Civil Aviation CodeIn force
CHAPTER VI: PENSIONS.

Article L426-4

…ms and conditions for the application of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Organisation and internal control

Article R533-18-4

…it institution, a finance company, another investment firm or a commercial company governed by Book II of the Commercial Code.

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter IV: Persons responsible for the amicable recovery of debts

Article R124-4

…f the costs that remain payable by the creditor pursuant to the third paragraph of article L. 111-8;4° An indication that you are required to pay the sum due and the terms and conditions for payment o…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Scope of collective bargaining

Article D3131-4

…e end of one shift and the start of the next, from a daily rest period of eleven consecutive hours; 4° Handling or operating activities which contribute to the performance of transport services; 5° Ac…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Examination and conditions of authorisation.

Article R5121-49

When, on the occasion of the implementation of Article 20(4) of Regulation (EC) No 726/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004, urgent action is essential to protect human…

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