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Showing 62016210 of 43719 articles for Art. 2 oct. 1979

French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Packaging units for rolling tobacco

Article R3512-24

…t of rolling tobacco may be: 1° Parallelepiped with characteristics that may be specified by order; 2° Cylindrical; 3° A pouch. II-The packaging unit complies with the size characteristics of the heal…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Participation of midwives in medically assisted procreation activities

Article D4151-20

…ic or private health establishments authorised to carry out these activities pursuant to article L. 2142-1. Liberal midwives may also participate in the clinical activities of medically assisted procr…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Abstentions, impediments and challenges

Article R4234-23

…for disqualification, he or she may be replaced by one of the substitute members. II - Articles R. 721-2 to R. 721-9 of the Code of Administrative Justice relating to abstentions and challenges are ap…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Markets of national interest

Article A761-2

…hment for inter-communal cooperation on whose territory the market of national interest is located; 2° An economic and financial report setting out the reasons for the request, in particular a loss-ma…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Purpose

Article R5111-2

…eed under cooperation agreements include, in particular: 1° Temporary vocational training measures; 2° Temporary measures guaranteeing certain resources to employees deprived of all or part of their r…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Special provisions for certain public sector employees.

Article R5424-2

When, during the period used for the application of article L. 5422-2, the total period of employment completed for one or more employers affiliated to the insurance scheme was longer than all the per…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Holders of the state diploma

Article D4352-2

…Minister for Health set out in particular: 1° The conditions and procedures for student admission ; 2° The conditions under which exemptions from teaching, work placements and tests may be granted; 3°…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions relating to practice within internal-use pharmacies

Article R5126-2

…harmacist must hold either: 1° A diploma of specialised studies in hospital and community pharmacy; 2° A diploma of specialised studies in industrial and biomedical pharmacy; 3° A diploma of specialis…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Employee rights and legal action

Article D8223-2

…ee, corresponding to the date of recruitment and the period of employment mentioned in the request; 2° Where recruitment has been the subject of a declaration, the foreseeable date and time of recruit…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Economats.

Article L148-2

…lway networks under State control provided that : 1. Staff are not obliged to buy from these shops; 2. The employer makes no profit from the sale; 3. The commissary is managed under the supervision of…

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