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Showing 44314440 of 37434 articles for Art. n° 22-18436 · Cass. com. 24 May 2011

French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Prevention plan.

Article R4512-9

…by workers likely to be covered by the enhanced individual monitoring provided for by articles R. 4624-22 to R. 4624-28 or, in the case of agricultural employees, by article R. 717-16 of the Rural and…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Professional card

Article R4311-41-6

An order by the Minister for Health sets out : 1° The list of supporting documents accompanying the application for a European professional card, including in particular the conditions under which mis…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Infringements of market transparency

Article L465-3-4

…g Directive 2003/6/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Commission Directives 2003/124/EC, 2003/125/EC and 2004/72/EC, which are not wholesale energy products, within the meaning of Ar…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Declaration by operators of electronic contact platforms

Article 1649 ter B

…fulfils its reporting obligations to one of these other Member States pursuant to Council Directive 2011/16/EU of 5 February 2011 on administrative cooperation in the field of taxation and repealing D…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 9: Contract for the enjoyment of immovable property on a timeshare basis.

Article R211-49

A travel operator who, under the conditions provided for in Article L. 211-24, assists in the conclusion of a timeshare contract does so under a written mandate which indicates the name of the agent,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Opinion of the college and compensation offer

Article R1142-63-30

I. -In its opinion provided for in article L. 1142-24-12, the College shall rule on whether the damage is attributable to the prescription of sodium valproate or one of its derivatives during pregnanc…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Advertising

Article R5125-26

…nsfer or change of proprietor of a pharmacy, as well as the creation of a website for the pharmacy, may give rise to a press release in the written press limited to the name of the pharmacist, his uni…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
2. Steering Committee

Article R1142-51

…nt offers, making it possible in particular to assess whether the offer is manifestly inadequate.It may also deal with issues referred to it by the Chairman of the Board of Directors or the Director o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 5: Services provided to shareholders by intermediaries

Article R228-32-1

…9 of the same implementing regulation, with the exception of the period within which a shareholder may request confirmation that his vote referred to in II and III of Article L. 228-29-7-2 and in Art…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions relating to sanitation

Article L2224-8

…the collection, transport and treatment of wastewater and the disposal of the sludge produced. They may also, at the request of the owners, ensure the work to bring the works referred to in Article L.…

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