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Showing 91100 of 58474 articles for Art. 17 January 2020 · Law 89-462 of 6 July 1989

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Psychotropic substances and preparations

Article R5132-89

I.- By way of derogation from the provisions of article R. 5132-88, the following shall take the place of authorisation for professional use only:1° The authorisation issued in application of articles…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Suspicious transaction reports

Article L621-17-6

Without prejudice to Article 40 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, Articles L. 621-17-3 and L. 621-20-1 of this Code and the exercise of its powers by the Autorité des marchés financiers, the latter,…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Estimates and contracts.

Article 1792-6

Acceptance is the act by which the client declares acceptance of the work, with or without reservations. It takes place at the request of the most diligent party, either amicably or, failing that, jud…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Private practice.

Article R4127-89

…his practice managed by a colleague. However, the departmental council may authorise, for a period of three months, which may be renewable once, the running by a doctor of the practice of a colleague…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Notified bodies

Article R4313-89

Complaints may be lodged against the decisions of authorised bodies under the conditions set out in article R. 4313-35.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Operation.

Article R1112-89

The committee draws up its own rules of procedure. The secretariat is provided by the school's legal representative. Each establishment provides the committee and the mediators with the material resou…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 621-17

…n France:1° Expenses for digital visual effects;2° Expenses relating to the overall additional cost of producing the work induced by the use of digital visual effects, up to a maximum of 5% of the fin…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Organisation and operation.

Article R822-89

A partner who is personally removed from the list has a period of six months from notification of the decision to remove him from the list to sell his shares, either to a third party under the conditi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Duties towards patients

Article R4321-89

The masseur-physiotherapist must act as the child's advocate when he or she feels that the child's health interests are being misunderstood or misguided by those around him or her.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Miscellaneous and final provisions

Article R4312-89

Any nurse who changes his or her conditions of practice, including his or her professional address, or ceases to practise, is required to notify the departmental council without delay. The latter take…

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