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Showing 13211330 of 63726 articles for Art. L 144-12 · Cass. com. 18 March 2020 n° 18-22.050 · Cass. 3e civ. 1 June 2011 · Cass. com. 16 June 1992

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions applicable to regional unions of health professionals whose members are appointed

Article D4031-18

When a seat becomes vacant, the trade union organisation from which the professional belongs shall appoint a new representative to replace him for the remainder of his term of office.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Conciliation Commission

Article R4123-18

At the first meeting following each renewal of the departmental council, it elects at least three of its members from among the full members and alternate members to sit on the conciliation commission…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Counting of votes

Article D4233-18

Board officers are elected from among the full members and appointed members with voting rights at the first meeting following each renewal of these boards, at the earliest two days and at the latest…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Medical surveillance.

Article R4542-18

The employer shall arrange for the occupational physician to examine any worker who complains of problems that may be due to working with a display screen.If the results of the medical examinations ma…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Organisation of the intervention.

Article R4543-18

…the work requires the presence of a worker in the cab roof and the equipment is fitted with a control device for the inspection manoeuvre, the work may only be undertaken after verification of the cor…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Mechanical vibration.

Article R4722-18

The labour inspector may ask the employer to have exposure to mechanical vibration measured by an accredited body, in order to ensure compliance with the obligations relating to the prevention of the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: General Manager.

Article R5312-18

The Managing Director is appointed for a term of three years. He may be reappointed.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Cessation of registration on the jobseekers' list.

Article R5411-18

The person concerned is notified of the reasoned decision by the regional director of Pôle emploi to cease registration on the jobseekers' list or to change category. Any person wishing to contest the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Status of employees.

Article D5424-18

An employee benefiting from the bad weather unemployment scheme remains at the disposal of the company employing him/her at the time of the work stoppage throughout the period of inactivity on the sit…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Duties to patients

Article R4312-18

When nurses become aware that a person with whom they are working is being abused, deprived, ill-treated or sexually assaulted, they must use the most appropriate means to protect that person, exercis…

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