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Showing 32213230 of 65949 articles for Art. 1216 al. 2 et 3 · Cass. com. 28 June 2017 n° 15-17.394 · Cass. com. 24 June 1997 · Cass. com. 4 May 2010 n° 09-13.118

French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Regional pharmacovigilance centres

Article R5121-158

…arry out vigilance missions relating to health products under the conditions defined in article R. 1413-61-4.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Single integration contract

Article R5522-15

…employment contract is terminated before the end of the training period referred to in article R. 5522-12, the sums already paid to the employer corresponding to training hours not completed will be r…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Assessment and certification.

Article R6113-15

…al grouping or the organisation and the regional health agency for the region in question of the timetable for the visit and the appointment of experts to carry it out;2° The procedures for examinatio…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Purpose of approval.

Article R6312-15

When they carry out emergency evacuations of disaster victims in accordance witharticle L. 1424-2 of the General Local Authorities Code, when they intervene in the absence of medical transport resourc…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Model agency authorisation and operating conditions

Article R7124-15

…child must provide the child and the child's legal representatives with an explanatory notice, in return for a receipt, specifying: 1 How the agency operates; 2 Medical checks on the child; 3 The sel…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III ter: Birth centres

Article L6323-4-3

…sation is granted for a renewable period of seven years.Authorisation is granted when the project meets the needs of the population and ensures compliance with the operating conditions set out in arti…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: General provisions

Article R1251-15

…nt contracts, mention the name and address of its guarantor as well as the reference to article L. 1251-49. This information, as well as the dates on which the guarantee takes effect and expires, is d…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Specific provisions applicable when the amount of eligible damage exceeds six million euros excluding tax

Article R1613-15

…al to the product of the total amount of damage eligible for compensation multiplied by a rate that may not exceed 60%.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 4: Consent to adoption

Article 348-2

When the child's parents are deceased, unable to express their wishes or have lost their rights of parental authority, consent is given by the family council, after consulting the person who, in fact,…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Guaranteeing employees' purchasing power

Article R*3231-4

When the minimum growth wage is increased in application of the provisions of article L. 3231-5, a joint order of the ministers responsible for labour, agriculture and the economy and finance announce…

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