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Showing 15911600 of 29946 articles for Art. Cass. 1ère civ. 9-7-2003 n° 01-11.153

French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Work platforms.

Article R4534-78

Work platforms are fitted on the outside with: 1° Guardrails consisting of two rails, one one metre and the other 45 centimetres above the floor; 2° Skirting boards at least 15 centimetres high. Howev…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Work platforms.

Article R4534-75

Work platforms, walkways and stairways must be: 1° Constructed in such a way that none of their parts can be subjected to excessive or uneven bending; 2° Constructed and maintained in such a way as to…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Leave, continuing education and trade union rights

Article R6152-712

The provisions of the Labour Code and those of the Social Security Code relating to annual or sick leave, maternity or adoption leave, paternity leave, parental presence leave, family solidarity leave…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Leave, continuing education and trade union rights

Article R6152-714

Special leave of absence is granted by the director of the establishment to duly authorised practitioners' union representatives under the conditions set out in article R. 6152-73.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Leave, continuing education and trade union rights

Article R6152-713

Practitioners recruited on the basis of 3° of article L. 6251-1 must maintain and improve their knowledge. They are entitled to training leave, the duration of which is set at fifteen working days per…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5121-9

The authorisation provided for in article L. 5121-8 is refused if it appears that the assessment of the positive therapeutic effects of the medicinal product or product with regard to the risks to pat…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book V: Enforcement procedures

Article 769

An entry shall be made in the criminal record of sentences or exemptions from sentences handed down after deferral of sentence, pardons, commutations or reductions of sentences, decisions suspending o…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
VI: Transfers free of charge

Article 795

The following are exempt from free transfer duties:1° Gifts and bequests of works of art, monuments or objects of historical interest, books, printed matter or manuscripts, made to establishments with…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK IV: Free pricing and competition.

Article R430-7

The decisions referred to in Article L. 430-5 shall be notified to the author or authors of the notification of the concentration referred to in Article L. 430-3, as well as to the Minister responsibl…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Conclusion and proof of the insurance contract - Form and transmission of policies.

Article L112-9

I.-Any natural person who is canvassed at their home, residence or place of work, even at their own request, and who signs an insurance proposal or contract for purposes which do not fall within the s…

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