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Showing 26012610 of 5721 articles for Art. 12 Nov 1986

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Availability to healthcare professionals

Article D3134-4

…are made available to the legal entities mentioned in I of article 49 of law no. 86-33 of 9 January 1986 on statutory provisions relating to the hospital civil service. Before it is signed, the health…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Staff of hospital foundations

Article R6141-64

…n in accordance with their status; 2° Contractual agents governed by decree no. 86-83 of 17 January 1986 relating to the general provisions applicable to contractual agents of the State taken for the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Trade union rights.

Article D6152-73-4

…t from among the staff employed by the public bodies mentioned in article 2 of the law of 9 January 1986. The use of the overall trade union time credit by the beneficiaries is granted by the director…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions relating to leave for health or family reasons

Article R6152-819

…ave or paternity and childcare leave provided for in 5° of article 41 of law no. 86-33 of 9 January 1986 on statutory provisions relating to the hospital civil service for periods equal to those menti…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER VI: Audiovisual communication

Article L1426-1

…rities or their groupings may, under the conditions laid down in the loi n° 86-1067 du 30 septembre 1986 relative à la liberté de communication, éditer un service de télévision destiné aux information…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Protection of works and objects to which copyright or related rights are attached

Article R331-14

…udiovisuelle et numérique designated pursuant to IV of article 4 of law no. 86-1067 of 30 September 1986 relating to freedom of communication finding that the facts are likely to constitute the offenc…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Economic and financial provisions

Article R5312-24

…latory part of the Code du Domaine de l'Etat and to the provisions of Decree No. 86-455 of 14 March 1986 relating to the abolition of property transaction and architecture commissions and the procedur…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 11: Termination by agreement

Article R6152-389

…a public employee, a post in an establishment mentioned inarticle 2 of law no. 86-33 of 9th January 1986 on statutory provisions relating to the hospital civil service shall send the recruiting author…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Income tax and corporation tax

Article 238 bis

…efit of a university foundation, a partnership foundation mentioned respectively in articles L. 719-12 and L. 719-13 of the Education Code or a company foundation, even if the latter bears the name of…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Characterisation of infringements of rights

Article L331-25

I.-As part of the remit referred to in 1° of Article L. 331-12, the Autorité de régulation de la communication audiovisuelle et numérique (Audiovisual and Digital Communications Regulatory Authority)…

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