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Showing 34513460 of 4242 articles for Art. 21 January 1997

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Tests of knowledge.

Article D4111-3

…he sections or sub-sections of the National Universities Council governed by decree no. 87-31 of 20 January 1987 corresponding to the discipline or speciality concerned:a) For medicine, in all special…

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French Commercial codeIn force
APPENDIX 7-10 (APPENDIX TO ARTICLES A. 762-2 TO A. 762-4 AND A. 762-9)

Article Annexe X

…as optional, responses are mandatory to enable your request to be processed. The Law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to information technology, files and freedoms grants you the right to access a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Groupement de coopération sanitaire (healthcare cooperation group) set up as a healthcare establishment

Article R6133-18

…f the public law health cooperation grouping into a public health establishment takes effect on 1st January of the year following the decision of the Director General of the Regional Health Agency men…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Composition.

Article R6152-322-1

…rtion of women and men represented within each section of the Disciplinary Board is assessed at 1st January of the year of the ballot. It shall be determined and posted on the website of the Centre na…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Persons acting as interns

Article R6153-41

…located in centres or structures approved in application of article 30 of decree no. 2004-67 of 16 January 2004 relating to the organisation of the third cycle of medical studies or article 3 of decr…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: General rules governing UCITS

Article L214-7-4

…rs' interest, the other assets may be transferred to a new SICAV. In accordance with article L. 236-21 of the French Commercial Code, the demerger is decided by the extraordinary general meeting of th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: General rules governing general-purpose investment funds

Article L214-24-33

…rs' interest, the other assets may be transferred to a new SICAV. In accordance with article L. 236-21 of the French Commercial Code, the demerger is decided by the extraordinary general meeting of th…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Information to be provided to the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority

Article L355-8

…groups benefiting from the limitation provided for in the second paragraph of II of Article L. 356-21 and their total requirements in terms of capital, premiums, technical provisions and assets, expr…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Automatic exclusions

Article L2141-1

…ences referred to in articles 222-34 to 222-40,225-4-1,225-4-7,313-1,313-3,314-1,324-1,324-5,324-6,421-1 to 421-2-4,421-5,432-10,432-11,432-12 to 432-16,433-1,433-2,434-9,434-9-1,435-3, 435-4, 435-9,…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Automatic exclusions

Article L2341-1

…r one of the offences referred to in articles 222-34 to 222-40,313-1,313-3,314-1,324-1,324-5,324-6,421-1 to 421-2-4,421-5,432-10,432-11,432-12 to 432-16,433-1,433-2,434-9,434-9-1, 435-3, 435-4, 435-9,…

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