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Showing 731740 of 49021 articles for Art. CA Paris 6-2-2023 n° 21/10189

French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Isolated workers.

Article R4543-21

A lone worker may only carry out operations or work which require him to be on the roof of the passenger compartment of a piece of equipment while it is in motion under the following cumulative condit…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Essential health and safety requirements.

Article R5211-21

Medical devices must be designed and manufactured, taking into account the generally recognised state of the art, in such a way that, when used in accordance with their intended purpose and under the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV bis : The Great Customary Council of the Amerindian and Bushinenge populations

Article L7124-21

…ntatives of the Guiana collectivity, other territorial collectivities or their groupings or other local public establishments;3° Representatives of the State or its public establishments;4° Representa…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Corporate mutual funds governed by article L. 214-165-1

Article R214-214-2

…e L. 214-165-1. The cumulative amount of liquid assets recorded at the time of each net asset value calculation for the current year may not exceed one-fifth of the sum of net assets for the same peri…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Supplementary provisions

Article L3122-21

…d to night shifts with the authorisation of the Labour Inspector, granted in particular after verification of the compensation granted to them under the obligation defined in Article L. 3122-8 and of…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions relating to beneficiaries

Article 211-3

…are French nationals or equivalent;3° Be established in the form of a commercial company with share capital of at least €45,000 and including a minimum fully paid-up cash share of €22,500, when their…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Conditions for issuing, suspending or revoking approval for bodies providing training for local elected representatives (R)

Article R1221-21-2

When the Minister responsible for local and regional authorities observes one or more situations likely to lead to the precautionary suspension of a training body's approval pursuant to article L. 122…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Acquisition of French nationality by declaration of nationality

Article 21-12

…dopted by a person of French nationality who does not have his or her habitual residence in France. Can, under the same conditions, claim French nationality: 1° A child who, for at least three years,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General duties of dental surgeons.

Article R4127-215-2

Practitioners from other Member States of the European Union or the European Economic Area who have been granted partial access to practise the profession of dental surgeon in France under article L.…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Determination of taxable profit

Article 217 undecies

…acquisition commissions, with the exception of transport, installation and commissioning costs that can be depreciated, of productive investments, less the fraction of their cost price financed by pub…

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