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Showing 39713980 of 23043 articles for Art. Cass. ass. plén. 21-12-1990 n° 88-15.744

French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Live working.

Article R4534-118

Where the operator has made it known in writing that he is unable, for a reason he considers to be imperative, to de-energise the electrical line, pipe or installation in the vicinity of which the wor…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Minimum safety distances.

Article R4534-108

Any employer who intends to carry out work in the vicinity of electrical lines or installations shall obtain information from the operator, whether the local representative of the energy distribution…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Scope of application.

Article R4534-107

The provisions of this sub-section apply when work is carried out in the vicinity of electrical lines, pipes and installations: 1° Located outside premises and in the low-voltage A area (BTA), i.e. wh…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Minimum safety distances.

Article R4534-109

To determine the minimum distances to be observed in relation to normally energised bare conductive parts, account must be taken of: 1° All possible movements of the energised bare conductive parts of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Live working.

Article R4534-119

When the work to be carried out is in the vicinity of an electrical line or installation other than an underground pipeline and the operator, for a reason which he considers imperative, considers that…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Procedure applicable in the event of non-compliance with the rules on the advertising of veterinary medicinal products

Article R5145-4

In an emergency, the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement et du travail may suspend, for a maximum period of three months, the dissemina…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Single title

Article L811-1-1

…ED FOR IN Article L. 411-1 Order no. 2020-116 of 12 February 2020 Articles L. 411-2 and L. 411-3Loi n° 92-597 du 1er juillet 1992 Articles L. 411-4 and L. 411-5 Order no. 2020-116 of 12 February 2020…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions (R)

Article R2223-41

…When it concerns local authority civil servants, it is provided under the conditions set by the loi n° 84-594 du 12 juillet 1984 relative à la formation des agents de la fonction publique territoriale…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Debt securities

Article L742-5

…hand column of the same table: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 213-5 Ordinance n° 2000-1223 of 14 December 2000 L. 213-6 law n° 2003-706 of 1st August 2003 L. 213-6-1 law no. 2006…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Debt securities

Article L743-5

…hand column of the same table: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 213-5 Ordinance n° 2000-1223 of 14 December 2000 L. 213-6 law n° 2003-706 of 1st August 2003 L. 213-6-1 law no. 2006…

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