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Showing 52515260 of 47464 articles for Art. 3 May 1995

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Conditions for authorisation

Article R1261-32

…Nationale de l'Informatique et des Libertés, shall determine the personal data and information that may be recorded in the register, the period for which the data is kept, the conditions for guarantee…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 5: Sociétés de participations financières de profession libérale de commissaires aux comptes

Article A822-34

…ddresses of the partners or shareholders, the members of the management, executive and, as the case may be, administrative or supervisory bodies of the company; d) The names and registration numbers o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Professional acts.

Article R4311-3

…and carry out the care he or she deems necessary in accordance with the provisions of articles R. 4311-5, R. 4311-5-1 and R. 4311-6. He/she identifies the needs of the person, makes a nursing diagnos…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Apprenticeship agreements with legal entities governed by public law

Article D6271-3

…g with the provisions relating to health, safety and preventive medicine defined by decree no. 82-453 of 28 May 1982 as amended relating to health and safety at work and to medical prevention in the c…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Critical care

Article R6123-38

I.-The 4° adult critical care authorisation may only be granted if the holder has an on-site medical unit dedicated to vascular neurology activities. II.-The holder has on-site access, or access under…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Adoption of the agreement.

Article R6142-32

…awn up under the conditions defined by the provisions of this section. The parties to the agreement may insert any clauses not contrary to these provisions. The agreements are signed : 1° As regards t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Preliminary investigation

Article 75-3

The duration of a preliminary investigation may not exceed two years from the first act of the investigation, including if this act occurred as part of a flagrante delicto investigation. The prelimina…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Energy

Article L2224-36

…ents exercising the competence of organising authority for public electricity distribution networks may also ensure, as an accessory to this competence, in the context of the same operation and in add…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Statutory auditors

Article L511-38

…e on Financial Legislation and Regulation), the certification referred to in the previous paragraph may be performed by a single statutory auditor. Where this condition is met, and the company is subj…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IIIa: Health centres.

Article L6323-3

…le L. 1411-11 and, where appropriate, secondary care within the meaning of article L. 1411-12 , and may take part in public health, prevention, health education and social actions within the framework…

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