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Showing 441450 of 49698 articles for Art. Cass. 1ère civ. 29-2-1984 n° 82-15.712

French Labour CodeIn force
Section 9: Special provisions applicable to magnetic resonance imaging equipment intended for patient care in the health sector or for research in this field, governing the exceeding of exposure limit values relating to effects on health

Article R4453-29

The employer shall define the appropriate protective measures and means to ensure that : 1° Workers are protected against harmful effects on health and risks to safety ; 2° The worker's exposure is on…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 8: Advertising.

Article R5141-82

Advertising for veterinary medicinal products means any form of information, including canvassing, canvassing or inducement, intended to promote the prescription, supply, sale or consumption of these…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Provisions applicable to non-fixed fines

Article A37-29

Contraventions not subject to the fixed fine procedure that have resulted in the offender being questioned or that have been recorded in his presence may be recorded using the forms described in artic…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: Care of prisoners

Article R6111-29

The terms and conditions for the involvement of the public health establishment referred to in article R. 6111-27 are set out in a protocol signed by the Director General of the Regional Health Agency…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Base of professional knowledge and skills

Article D6113-29

The knowledge and skills base referred to in articles L. 6121-2, L. 6324-1 and L. 6323-6 is made up of all the knowledge and skills that it is useful for an individual to master in order to promote ac…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Applications for registration and amendments

Article A123-82

The following are also entitled to request registration in the national directory mentioned in article R. 123-220 or modification of the information contained in this same directory: 1° Ministries, fo…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Secondment to another company

Article D5213-82

The conditions under which the disabled worker is made available are set out in written contracts between the adapted company and the user employer, on the one hand, and the disabled worker, on the ot…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Other narcotic substances and preparations

Article R5132-82

Persons who manufacture, process or divide narcotics are required to record, at the time of the operation and thereafter, in the register provided for in article R. 5132-81 or to record using the comp…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Judicial police officers of the national police force

Article R15-29

As an exception to the provisions of 2° of Article R. 15-19 and 3° of Article R. 15-20, officers and agents of the judicial police belonging to the zonal or departmental border police directorates or…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Procedure for registration on the list of court-appointed administrators and revision of the list.

Article R811-29

On receipt of the complete file from a person mentioned in Article R. 811-27, a receipt is issued. The national commission shall reach a reasoned decision within four months of the issue of the receip…

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