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Showing 281290 of 16677 articles for Art. 25 Oct 1989 — BRDA 6/90 p. 6

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title Ia: Electronically supervised home detention sentence

Article D49-90

During the public adversarial debate provided for in the second paragraph of Article 713-47, the president of the judicial court or the judge delegated by him shall be assisted by a court clerk. The a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Observatories for medicinal products, medical devices and therapeutic innovation

Article R1413-90

…responsible for the following: 1° Supporting the drafting of the contracts mentioned in article L. 162-30-2 of the Social Security Code and analysing the annual evaluation reports, relating to the con…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Composition of the Agency and Working Conditions Committee and procedures for electing and appointing its members

Article R1432-90

…her by post or electronically, in accordance with the procedures set out in Decree no. 2011-595 of 26 May 2011 on the conditions and procedures for implementing electronic Internet voting for the elec…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions common to the various partnerships formed for the joint practice of the profession

Article R814-90

The minutes of the members' deliberations and those of the board of directors' and supervisory board's deliberations shall be drawn up in a special register previously listed and initialled by the sec…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions applicable to professional non-trading companies

Article R822-90

…rom the company has been decided for conviction under the conditions provided for in article R. 822-62. The period allowed for the excluded member to sell his shares runs from the day on which he is n…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Strings

Article R4323-90

In specific circumstances where, taking into account the risk assessment, the use of a second rope would make the work more dangerous, the use of a single rope may be authorised, provided that the wor…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Exhibitions subject to authorisation

Article R4451-90

The level of exceptional exposure does not exceed 50 millisieverts over twelve consecutive months in terms of effective dose or equivalent dose to the lens of the eye, provided that the average annual…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 8: Work on roofs.

Article R4534-90

When glazing work is carried out on roofs, any broken glass is removed immediately.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Nullity, dissolution and liquidation.

Article R4113-90

The company is in liquidation as soon as it is dissolved for any reason whatsoever or as soon as the court decision declaring it null and void has become final. The legal personality of the company co…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Private practice.

Article R4127-90

A doctor must not set up practice in a building where a colleague in the same discipline is practising without the latter's agreement or the authorisation of the Conseil Départemental de l'Ordre. Such…

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