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Showing 10911100 of 56879 articles for Art. Cass. 1ère civ. 10-1-2018 n° 16-25.190 F-PB

French Labour CodeIn force
Section 10: Construction work involving the use of heavy prefabricated elements or prestressed concrete.

Article R4534-103

When carrying out construction work involving the use of heavy prefabricated elements, the stability of each of these elements is ensured, as soon as they are in place, by appropriate rigid devices. R…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 10: Construction work involving the use of heavy prefabricated elements or prestressed concrete.

Article R4534-104

The tensioning of the prestressed concrete reinforcement and the removal of the jacks used for this operation may only be carried out under the supervision of the site foreman or a manager or engineer…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Bodies

Article L5215-16

The provisions of Chapter III of Title II of Book I of Part Two relating to the conditions for exercising municipal mandates, excluding articles L. 2123-18-1, L. 2123-18-3 et L. 2123-22, are applicabl…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Approval and exclusion.

Article L125-16

Subject to the share valuation procedure provided for in the second paragraph of Article L. 125-17, any member of a collective shop may refer any decision taken pursuant to articles L. 125-12, L. 125-…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Preventing business difficulties, ad hoc mandates and conciliation procedures.

Article R611-16

In the event of failure to comply with the injunction to do which he has issued, the president of the court shall rule on the liquidation of the astreinte.He shall rule as a last resort when the amoun…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter one: Setting the rates used to calculate direct local taxation

Article 1636 C

The rates of the additional taxes levied for the benefit of the public establishments mentioned in articles L. 321-1 and L. 324-1 of the town planning code are, subject to Article 1636 B octies and th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Preventive measures and resources

Article R4453-16

Where, despite the preventive measures implemented pursuant to this section, a worker's exposure exceeds the exposure limit values, the employer : 1° Immediately take measures to reduce exposure to a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Organisation of hospitals and universities.

Article L6142-16

The following shall be determined by decree 1° The conditions and procedures for applying article L. 6142-12 ; 2° The composition, operating rules and issues on which the University Hospital High Comm…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V: Endowments, grants and miscellaneous funds

Article L2335-16

An annual operating grant is introduced for municipalities equipped with one or more registration stations for electronic passport and national identity card applications, known as the "secure documen…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Provisions specific to contracts with a particular purpose

Article R242-16

If a trader fails to mention in the annex to the contract provided for in article L. 224-90 the information provided for in article R. 224-1, is punishable by a 5th class fine.

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