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Showing 34013410 of 60719 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 1-4-2009 n° 07-21.833

French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Technical requirements during building and civil engineering works.

Article R4535-4

During the work referred to in Article R. 4534-132, self-employed workers and employers, when working directly on a building or civil engineering site, wear appropriate breathing apparatus in good wor…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions relating to practice within internal-use pharmacies

Article R5126-4

I.-The Director General of the Centre National de Gestion, on behalf of the Minister for Health, may, after receiving the opinion of the commission for authorisation to practice mentioned in articles…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Procedure for recognition of a field of specialisation

Article R6213-4

If the Minister for Health fails to respond within four months of receiving the complete application, the application for recognition will be rejected.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Accreditation procedures for opening a medical biology laboratory

Article R6221-4

The French Accreditation Committee shall notify the laboratory of the accreditation decision no later than twenty weeks after the actual opening of the laboratory. Within the same time limit, the Fren…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Conditions for setting up and running health centres

Article D6323-4

Health centres set up reception facilities with and without appointment. The days and hours of opening, duty and consultation, the prices charged, the referral system in the event of closure and the m…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE V: COMMUNITY ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICES

Article LO6253-4

The Executive Council deliberates on individual decisions in the following areas: 1° Authorisation for foreigners to work; 2° Authorisation for land use or occupation; 3° Appointment to functional pos…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: The Borough Council

Article R2511-4

For the application of article L. 2511-20, the provisions of articles R. 2511-5 to R. 2511-16 apply to the following dwellings: 1° Dwellings owned or usufructuated by the municipality; 2° All dwelling…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 7: International and European mobility of apprentices

Article L6222-43

Apprentices from a Member State of the European Union undertaking a period of mobility in France benefit from the provisions of this book. Due to the temporary nature of this mobility, the following p…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Espoirs and national team athletes

Article A231-4

The content and implementation of medical surveillance for U23 athletes and athletes in the national teams mentioned in article L. 221-2 must take into account: 1° The age of the athlete ; 2° The athl…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IVa: Observatory for analysis and support for social dialogue and negotiation

Article R2234-4

The head of the departmental unit publishes the updated list of persons designated by the organisations mentioned in article R. 2234-1 as members of the observatory provided for in article L. 2234-4 i…

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