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Showing 32513260 of 36276 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 5-9-2012 n° 11-23.209

French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Preventive measures and resources.

Article R4541-9

When manual handling is unavoidable and the mechanical aids provided for in 2° of Article R. 4541-5 cannot be used, a worker may only be allowed to carry loads in excess of 55 kilograms on a regular b…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE XI: FINANCES OF THE TERRITORIAL COLLECTIVITY OF FRENCH GUYANA

Article L71-113-2

The appropriations required for the operation of the Economic, Social, Environmental, Cultural and Education Council and, where applicable, for the carrying out of its studies are entered separately i…

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

Article D611-9

The assistance that the State and its public establishments may lend to the groupings is requested by the latter after written agreement, formulated on a case-by-case basis, from the member companies…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Other provisions

Article D4021-5

In the absence of a National Professional Council bringing together the various components of the same profession, the professional organisations represented on the High Council for the Paramedical Pr…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Provisions common to credit institutions, payment institutions and electronic money institutions

Article L754-9

The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same tabl…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title Ia: Electronically supervised home detention sentence

Article D49-93

Where the person sentenced to a measure of penal restraint must comply with the obligation to refrain from appearing in a specially designated place or area, in order to avoid contact with the victim…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Obligations of the insurer and the insured.

Article R*113-10

Where a policy provides for the insurer to cancel the contract after a claim, the cancellation may only take effect at the end of a period of one month from the date of notification to the insured. An…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Special provisions

Article L7342-9

As part of its social responsibility towards the workers referred to in Article L. 7342-8, the platform may draw up a charter setting out the terms and conditions for exercising its social responsibil…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Formulation of technical specifications

Article R2111-9

The standards or documents are marked "or equivalent" and chosen in the following order of preference: 1° National standards transposing European standards; 2° European Technical Assessments; 3° Commo…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Exemption provisions relating to direct allocations based on the distribution conditions of cinematographic works

Article 919-63

For cinematographic works shown in cinemas in 2021:1° By way of derogation from 4° of article 222-19, the maximum number of cinemas is increased to two hundred and fifty;2° By way of derogation from 5…

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