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Showing 80618070 of 62763 articles for Art. Arrêté DEVL1507007A of 23-3-2015

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Operation

Article R6156-36

The Chairman of the Board of Governors or of a specialised committee shall summon any person whom he deems likely to enlighten the discussions, either on his own initiative or at the request of a memb…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Operation

Article R6156-31

The Board sits either : 1° At a plenary meeting made up of the Chairman, the colleges of representatives mentioned in 1° of article R. 6156-2, the representatives mentioned in 2° of article R. 6156-2…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Operation

Article R6156-34

The secretariat of the High Council of Medical, Odontological and Pharmaceutical Staff of Public Health Establishments and its specialised committees is provided by the Directorate General for Healthc…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Organisation

Article R6156-30

…th the procedures laid down in Article R. 6156-6, it appoints its representative, for the remainder of the term of office, from among the employees falling within the scope of the statutory college wh…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Operation

Article R6156-35

The agendas for meetings of the full Board and specialised committees, as well as related documents, must be sent to the members of the Board by electronic means at least fifteen days before the meeti…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article L211-3

The beneficiaries of the rights opened up by this title may not prohibit:1° Private and free representations made exclusively within a family circle;2° Reproductions made from a lawful source, strictl…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Procedure for validating or approving the employment safeguard plan

Article D1233-14-3

In the event of a decision to refuse validation or homologation, the social and economic committee is consulted prior to the new application on the collective agreement or unilateral document after th…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Investment in production

Article 311-62

For prior authorisation, the application must be submitted at least one month before the end of the shooting or, for works in the animation genre, at least one month before the end of the production o…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Investment in production

Article 311-60

Investment for production of sums entered in the automatic audiovisual production account is subject to the issue of a prior authorisation and a final authorisation. The prior authorisation is issued…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Calculation methods for creative documentaries

Article 311-47

The weighted duration of audiovisual works belonging to the creative documentary genre is equal to the product of the duration of the work and a coefficient set, subject to the provisions of B of II o…

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