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Showing 91100 of 39581 articles for Art. Cass. 1ère civ. 7-4-1998 n° 96-10.581

French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter V: Civil status documents concerning soldiers and sailors in certain special cases.

Article 96-1

In the event of war or military operations outside national territory, for serious reasons and with the authorisation of the Minister of Justice and the Minister of Defence, marriages may be solemnise…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Scope and definitions

Article R4412-96

For the purposes of this section, the following definitions shall apply: 1° Test site: the first site during which the dust level of a given process is determined; 2° Containment: the isolation of the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Negotiating committee

Article D7343-96

The negotiating committee provided for by article L. 7343-54 in the absence of an approved sector agreement is made up of two colleges:-a college comprising the representatives of the workers' organis…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Anaesthesia.

Article D6124-96

The means mentioned in 2° of Article D. 6124-94 enable the following functions or procedures to be carried out for each patient: 1° The supply of medical fluids and vacuum suction ; 2° Administration…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Centre d'accueil et de soins hospitaliers de Nanterre.

Article R6147-96

The Director manages the establishment's affairs other than those which fall within the remit of the Board of Directors mentioned in article R. 6147-95. The Director is assisted by a seven-member Exec…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Scope of application

Article R4451-96

I.-The provisions of this section apply to any employer likely to entrust a worker during a radiological emergency situation referred to in Article L. 1333-3 of the Public Health Code with the impleme…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Management of sites polluted by radioactive substances

Article R1333-96

The reference level to which a person may be exposed over one year, excluding radon in buildings, in the context of a polluted site mentioned in article R. 1333-95 is 1 mSv in effective dose over one…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Organisation of fire and rescue services in Alsace

Article L1424-96

The Board of Directors is chaired by the President of the Departmental Council of the European Collectivity of Alsace or one of the members of the Board of Directors appointed by the President of the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement et du travail (French National Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health Safety)

Article R5141-96

The Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement et du travail shall inform the European Medicines Agency, the other Member States of the Europe…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Shareholders' meetings.

Article L225-96

The Extraordinary General Meeting alone has the power to amend all provisions of the Articles of Association. Any clause to the contrary shall be deemed unwritten. It may not, however, increase shareh…

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