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Showing 91619170 of 44169 articles for Art. 4 Oct 1996 — RJDA 3/97 n° 431

French Public Health CodeIn force
Sub-section 3: Working conditions of the pharmacists or veterinary surgeons responsible and delegated.

Article R5142-30

…n who owns the business must provide proof of the practical experience provided for in article R. 5142-16 or article R. 5142-18, as appropriate.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Sub-section 3: Working conditions of the pharmacists or veterinary surgeons responsible and delegated.

Article R5142-31

The pharmacist or veterinary surgeon in charge of a company mentioned in 1°, 2°, 3°, 4°, 5°, 6°, 7°, 8°, 9° and 10° of article R. 5142-1 or the pharmacist or veterinary surgeon delegated by his establ…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Sub-section 3: Working conditions of the pharmacists or veterinary surgeons responsible and delegated.

Article R5142-32

Notwithstanding article R. 5142-31, pharmacists, veterinary surgeons and companies who own a pharmaceutical manufacturing establishment attached to their pharmacy or practice by virtue of an authorisa…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Chairman of the hospital medical committee, vice-chairman of the hospital board

Article D6143-37

…programme proposed to the Director by the Institutional Medical Commission pursuant to article L. 6144-1.The chairman of the hospital medical committee signs clinical or medico-technical cluster contr…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 311-91

…al works that belong to one of the following genres:1° Fiction;2° Animation;3° Creative documentary;4° Audiovisual adaptation of a live performance.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Conditions for issuing, suspending or revoking approval for bodies providing training for local elected representatives (R)

Article R1221-21-4

…dates in accordance with the provisions of Articles R. 6313-1 to D. 6313-3-2, R. 6323-31 to R. 6323-40, R. 6323-45, and R. 6351-1 to R. 6363-1 of the Labour Code, with the exception of articles R. 635…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Flagrant crimes and offences

Article 63-4-2

…order to allow him/her to speak with his/her lawyer under the conditions provided for in Article 63-4 and for the lawyer to examine the documents provided for in l'article 63-4-1. If the person in pol…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: House arrest in the event of deferred removal

Article R*732-4

The administrative authority competent to assign a foreign national to residence, pursuant to 7° or 8° of article L. 731-3 or article L. 731-5 is the Minister of the Interior.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 321-26

…the project for the targeted formats and distribution media;3° The technical mastery of the project;4° The distribution prospects, particularly for international audiences;5° The coherence of the budg…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 312-50

The grant is paid as follows:- 50% at the time of the award decision;- 50% after submission to the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée of the finalised version of the project and proof of e…

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