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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rules governing the practice of the profession of medical electroradiology manipulator

Article L4351-13

…L. 4351-4 and the conditions under which the person concerned is subject to a compensation measure; 3° The procedures for verifying the professional qualifications referred to in article L. 4351-8 ; 4…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions specific to new building projects

Article R2431-13

…method of awarding public contracts;2° To prepare the selection of applications and to examine them;3° To analyse the tenders and, where appropriate, the variants;4° To prepare the fine-tuning enablin…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Right to title

Article R611-2

…structions or directives received, experience or work of the company used, collaborations obtained; 3° The classification of the invention as it appears to the employee.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Submission and processing of applications

Article R612-25

…application or applications, the benefit of which is requested, is more than twelve months earlier; 3° The filing of the application or applications, the benefit of the filing date of which is request…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Shareholdings in agricultural undertakings.

Article L3323-7

…ation of a participation scheme in agricultural undertakings employing employees mentioned in 1° to 3°, 6° and 7° ofarticle L. 722-20 of the Rural and Maritime Fishing Code , in accordance with terms…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Retail distribution.

Article L5424-6

…fficinal preparation containing one or more substances whose use in such preparations is prohibited.3° Dispensing simple drugs, chemical products or preparations that do not meet the specifications de…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L6161-1-1

In private health establishments authorised to provide the public hospital service under the conditions defined in article L. 6112-3, whatever their status, users are represented by two representative…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Remuneration of the administrator, the administrator responsible for the implementation of the plan, the mandataire judiciaire and the liquidator

Article R663-12-1

The court-appointed administrator shall be allocated, in respect of the work he has carried out in connection with the new cash contributions provided for in L. 626-10, a fee, the maximum amount of wh…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article R4421-2

…iological entity, whether or not cellular, capable of reproducing or transferring genetic material; 3° Cell culture: the result of the in vitro growth of cells isolated from multicellular organisms.

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article D5151-12

…holder of the civic commitment account does not fall into one of the situations mentioned in 1° to 3° of article L. 5151-2, a body designated by order of the minister responsible for vocational train…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
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