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Showing 17611770 of 21304 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 24 Nov. 1998 – Chevassus-Marche

French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Buildings where the lowest floor of the last storey is more than eight metres above ground level

Article R4216-25

The buildings mentioned in article R. 4216-24 are accessible on at least one side to the fire and rescue services.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Local hospitals

Article R6111-25

…bility conditions for inclusion on the list of local hospitals referred to in II of article R. 6111-24. The Director General of the Regional Health Agency shall take into account the elements of the r…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Title I: PUBLIC PROCUREMENT

Article L1110-1

The contracts, partnership contracts and defence or security contracts defined in this Title are public contracts subject to the provisions of Part Two.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Marine, river and lake liability insurance

Article L173-23

Subject to the provisions of article L. 173-24, the injured third party has a direct right of action against the insurer covering the civil liability of the person liable.The insurer may not pay to a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions applicable to professional non-trading companies

Article R743-83

…office, it shall proceed in accordance with the provisions set out in articles R. 742-19 to R. 742-24.

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

Article R1612-8

…ired to be produced, depending on the case, by Articles R. 1612-16, R. 1612-19, R. 1612-23, R. 1612-24 and R. 1612-27. These provisions apply when the Chamber receives a request to enter a compulsory…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions applicable to sociétés d'exercice libéral.

Article R743-122

…office, it shall proceed in accordance with the provisions set out in articles R. 742-19 to R. 742-24.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Fire safety instructions

Article R4227-37

…each room for premises with more than five people and for the premises mentioned in article R. 4227-24 ; 2° In each room or in each corridor serving a group of rooms in other cases. In other establish…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Periodic inspection

Article R4451-46

…the level of external exposure in the workplaces adjoining the areas defined under Article R. 4451-24 remains below the levels set in Article R. 4451-22. II -The employer shall also check, where nece…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Fitting out workplaces and workstations

Article R4214-25

…igns installed in the workplace comply with the provisions of the order referred to in Article R. 4224-24.

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