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Showing 24712480 of 29800 articles for Art. 15 mai 1990

French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Bailiffs

Article R444-54

The right of retention provided for in Article R. 444-15 shall not apply to bailiffs in the cases provided for in c of 3° and 4° of Article

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Behaviour in the event of an accident or incident

Article R4141-18

Workers assigned to one of the tasks listed in article R. 4141-15 receive training in what to do in the event of an accident or disaster.

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 311-92

…cle…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Combating the presence of asbestos

Article L1334-16-1

If, on expiry of the deadline set in the formal notice pursuant to article L. 1334-15, the owner or operator of the built property has not implemented the prescribed measures or has not had an expert…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 6: Small modifications

Article R2194-8

…d less than 10% of the amount of the initial contract for service and supply contracts or less than 15% of the amount of the initial contract for works contracts, without it being necessary to check w…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions common to the various enforcement courts

Article D49-16

…vocation of a measure is being considered, the time limit for summons provided for in Article D. 49-15 paragraph is not applicable, and the lawyer is notified of the date of the adversarial hearing by…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Falling persons.

Article R4534-6

…enclosed or closed off : 1° Either by a guardrail placed at a height of 90 cm and a plinth at least 15 cm high; 2° Or by a temporary jointed floor suitably fixed; 3° Or by any other equivalent device.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Protection of representatives

Article R7343-71

Without prejudice to the exercise of the rights provided for in Articles 15 to 21 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of 27 April 2016 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the protection of indivi…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 8: Letters rogatory

Article D36-1

The provisions of article D. 15-5-1 are also applicable to operations carried out on the basis of a letter rogatory issued by an examining magistrate.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: Sentence adjustment procedure applicable to released prisoners

Article D147-6

The procedures for applying the provisions of

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