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Showing 87418750 of 62763 articles for Art. Arrêté DEVL1507007A of 23-3-2015

French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Report card and workbook

Article R7421-3

Entries for each piece of work are given a serial number, which appears on all copies of the report card or booklet.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Freedom of establishment.

Article R4311-36-2

The regional directorate for youth, sport and social cohesion provides the committee's secretariat.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Seizure for counterfeiting

Article L332-3

…public prosecutor, the entire seizure, including the description, shall be cancelled at the request of the distrainee or the garnishee, without the latter having to give reasons for its request and wi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Paternity and childcare leave.

Article L1225-36

At the end of paternity and childcare leave, the employee returns to his previous job or a similar job with at least equivalent pay.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Contracts with healthcare service providers

Article L1435-3

…acts for objectives and resources provided for in Article L. 6114-1. It may, with the participation of local and regional authorities, enter into the multi-year contracts for objectives and resources…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Common provisions.

Article L4343-3

The Director General of the Regional Health Agency shall refuse registration if the applicant does not meet the legal conditions required for practising the professions of speech and language therapis…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Criminal provisions.

Article L4323-3

Physiotherapists and chiropodists preparing to practise their profession are bound by professional secrecy, under the conditions and subject to the reservations set out in articles 226-13 and 226-14 o…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Contracts awarded in accordance with a formal procedure

Article R2181-3

The notification provided for in article R. 2181-1 shall state the reasons for the rejection of the application or tender. Where notification of rejection is given after the contract has been awarded,…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Information report to the conceding authority

Article R3131-3

The report includes, in particular:1° The following accounting data:a) The annual profit and loss account for the operation of the concession, showing the data presented for the previous year under th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Offences relating to subsidiaries, holdings and controlled companies

Article L247-3

A fine of 18,000 euros shall be imposed on the chairmen, directors, members of the management board, managing directors or managers of companies for contravening the provisions of articles L. 233-29 t…

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