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Showing 17011710 of 34876 articles for Art. CA Douai 4-5-2023 n° 22/00072

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions applicable to manufacture and import.

Article R5124-49-4

I.-Any marketing authorisation holder and any pharmaceutical company exploiting a medicinal product in France shall build up a safety stock intended for the national market referred to in article L. 5…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE VII: MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

Article LO6271-5

…school construction and equipment instituted by article L. 6264-5 and, for the balance, by the allocation of a global compensation grant entered in the State budget. The Finance Act specifies the amo…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE VII: MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

Article LO6371-5

…school construction and equipment instituted by article L. 6364-5 and, for the balance, by the allocation of a global compensation grant entered in the State budget. The Finance Act specifies the amo…

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

Article 412-4

…xhibition permit less than seven years before the planned screening date; 4° Have obtained the broadcasting approval provided for in article…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter IV: Final proceedings before the Police Court

Article 539

…the articles 132-59 to 132-70 of the Penal Code and articles 747-3 and 747-4 of this code. If applicable, it shall rule on the civil action in accordance with the provisions of article 464, paragraph…

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

Article 58

Subject to the requirements of the investigations, any communication or disclosure without the authorisation of the person under investigation or his successors in title or the signatory or recipient…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section III: Common provisions

Article 523

Claims relating to the application of articles 514-5,517 and 518 to 522 may only be brought, in the event of an appeal, before the First President ruling in summary proceedings or, in the cases provid…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Work and holidays.

Article R6152-527-1

Assistants working full-time may carry out the expert assessments mentioned in II of article L. 6152-4 of this Code during their working hours, up to a limit of two half-days per week, calculated as a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Work and holidays.

Article R6152-519-1

Assistants are also entitled to 1° To special leave of absence in the cases and under the conditions provided for in 8° of article R. 6152-35 ; 2° Unpaid family solidarity leave under the conditions s…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Work and holidays.

Article R6152-524-1

After receiving the opinion of the medical committee, a hospital assistant may be entitled to return to work on a therapeutic part-time basis under the conditions laid down in articles L. 323-3 and R.…

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