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Showing 13111320 of 18855 articles for Art. CE 8-7-2005 n° 253291

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Insurance for research sponsors

Article R1121-8

The insurer may not invoke against the victim or his successors : 1° The fact that the research was carried out even though consent had not been given under the conditions provided for in articles L.…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Provisions applicable to neighbourhood noise

Article R1336-8

Spectral emergence is defined by the difference between the ambient noise level in a standardised octave band, including the particular noise in question, and the residual noise level in the same octa…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Worker information and training

Article R4412-86

…o the Social and Economic Committee appropriate information on : 1° The industrial activities or processes carried out, including the reasons why carcinogens, mutagens or agents toxic to reproduction…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Blood.

Article L1271-8

…3-3, L. 441-1, L. 451-1, L. 451-2, L. 451-5 and L. 454-1 to L. 454-4 of the French Consumer Code concerning the falsification of medicinal substances and the display, offering for sale or sale of fals…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Verification of professional qualifications and continuing training

Article R513-8

…ll ensure that the relevant staff of its members comply with the conditions of professional competence set out in I of article L. 511-2 and in article L. 512-5, depending on the nature of the activity…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Rights attached to the deposit

Article L622-7

The articles L. 411-4, L. 411-5, L. 612-11, L. 613-8, L. 613-9, L. 613-19, L. 615-2, L. 615-3, L. 615-5, L. 615-5-1-1, L. 615-5-2, L. 615-7, L. 615-7-1, L. 615-8, L. 615-8-1, L. 615-10 and L. 615-17 s…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Penalties and suspicious transaction reports

Article L785-8

…nd column of the same table: Articles applicable In the wording resulting from L. 621-15 with the exception of the 9th paragraph of c), the 9th and 10th paragraphs of d) and h) of its II, d) of its II…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Provisions relating to the second fraction (R).

Article R1614-89

Investments for the purpose of building, renovating, restructuring, extending, or making accessible as provided for in articles L. 111-7 to L. 111-7-4 of the Construction and Enabling Code for the ben…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Admission to psychiatric care at the request of a third party or in the event of imminent danger

Article L3212-8

Without prejudice to the provisions mentioned in article L. 3212-7, the care measure taken in application of article L. 3212-1 or article L. 3212-3 is terminated as soon as a psychiatrist from the est…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Administrative penalty procedure and administrative settlement

Article R522-8

…ve authority mentioned in article R. 522-7 informs the accused person in writing of the non-compliance of the sampled product with the regulations, as established by the test or analysis, and of the p…

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