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Showing 13511360 of 43731 articles for Art. 2 juill. 1996

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Application for authorisation.

Article R5121-21-2

…the risk-benefit balance of the medicinal product as defined in the first paragraph of Article L. 5121-9.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Management of the dedicated fund of Caisse des dépôts et consignations

Article R6241-28-2

The amounts of the repayments mentioned in the first paragraph of II of Article L. 6131-4 of this code are determined each year, until a date set by order of the ministers responsible for national edu…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Essential health and safety requirements.

Article R5211-23-2

…he EC design examination certificate or EC type examination certificate referred to in Articles R. 5211-40 and R. 5211-41 respectively, manufacturers of medical devices or active implantable medical d…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Management of paediatric emergencies

Article D6124-26-2

The paediatric emergency unit referred to in 3° of R. 6123-1 is placed under the responsibility of a doctor with a qualification in paediatrics or child surgery and at least two years' professional ex…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
1. Functions.

Article R6152-26-2

…practitioner whose family situation allows him/her to benefit from the provisions of article R. 6152-45 may request a change in the number of hours worked instead of granting parental leave, under th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Childhood obesity prevention pathways-provisions common to health centres and nursing homes

Article D6323-25-2

…he childhood obesity prevention pathway, the check-ups and the procedures mentioned in article D. 6323-25-1 under conditions and procedures that comply with specifications laid down by order of the mi…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 5: Changes to the basis of an application for divorce

Article 247

…Divorce by mutual consent by private-signature deed countersigned by lawyers, filed with a notary; 2° In the case provided for in 1° of Article 229-2, ask the judge to record their agreement to have…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Actual turnover system

Article 268

With regard to the delivery of a building plot, or a transaction mentioned in 2° of 5 of article 261 for which the option provided for in 5° bis of article 260, if the acquisition by the transferor di…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section VI: Special provisions applicable in the event of transfer, termination or death

Article 202

…d immediately. It is calculated at the last rate used to calculate the advance payment mentioned in 2° of 2 of article 204 A. Taxpayers must, within a period of sixty days determined as indicated belo…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Constitution of the mortgage.

Article 241

Ships and other seagoing vessels, including maritime drones as defined in article L. 5000-2-2 of the French Transport Code, which have been registered are subject to mortgages, unless they have been r…

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