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Showing 45514560 of 11457 articles for Art. Rép. Kamowski: AN 25-12-2018 n° 13638

French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Scope of application.

Article R4534-107

…sions of this sub-section apply when work is carried out in the vicinity of electrical lines, pipes and installations: 1° Located outside premises and in the low-voltage A area (BTA), i.e. whose volta…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Minimum safety distances.

Article R4534-109

To determine the minimum distances to be observed in relation to normally energised bare conductive parts, account must be taken of: 1° All possible movements of the energised bare conductive parts of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Live working.

Article R4534-119

When the work to be carried out is in the vicinity of an electrical line or installation other than an underground pipeline and the operator, for a reason which he considers imperative, considers that…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2 : Cinematographic representation of a work of an advertising nature in a single département

Article R211-50

…e to the prefects for the issue of a cinematographic exhibition permit for cinematographic works of an advertising nature represented in a single department without the need to consult the classificat…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title III: EXPULSION

Article L631-3

…rests of the State, or linked to activities of a terrorist nature, or constituting acts of explicit and deliberate incitement to discrimination, hatred or violence against a specific person or group o…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title III: EXPULSION

Article L631-1

The administrative authority may decide to expel a foreign national when his or her presence in France constitutes a serious threat to public order, subject to the conditions specific to foreign natio…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title III: EXPULSION

Article L631-2

An expulsion decision may only be taken if it constitutes an overriding necessity for State security or public safety and provided that article L. 631-3 does not prevent it: >Foreign nationals who are…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title III: EXPULSION

Article L631-4

An alien under the age of eighteen may not be the subject of a deportation order.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title III: EXPULSION

Article R631-1

…eign national defined in 5° of article L. 631-3 under the conditions laid down in articles R. 611-1 and R. 611-2.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 11: Provisions relating to the resolution of transnational groups

Article L613-61-1

…s that a person referred to in I of Article L. 613-34 which is a subsidiary of a group within the meaning of I of Article L. 511-20 meets the conditions for initiating resolution proceedings referred…

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