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Showing 50515060 of 60095 articles for Art. CA Metz 1-3-2012 n° 09/03355

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Applicable procedures.

Article R5211-31

…his authorised representative to initiate the following procedures: 1° Declaration relating to medical devices to be the subject of clinical investigations ; 2° EC declaration of conformity ; 3° EC t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Provisions common to the National Commission for Voting Operations and the Regional Commissions for Voting Operations

Article R2122-48-3

The procedures for referring cases to the judicial court and the rules of procedure set out in articles R. 2122-39 to R. 2122-42 apply to challenges to decisions relating to the election propaganda do…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 4: Specific elements of the private project management assignment

Article R2431-35

The purpose of the specific project studies is:1° To define in detail the architectural and technical requirements based on the studies of the economic operator responsible for the works or the suppli…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK VII: Commercial jurisdictions and the organisation of commerce.

Article Annexe 7-3

ELECTION OF CONSULAR DELEGATESYou can consult the photos in the JO n° 244 of 20/10/2010 text number 8

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Obligations of the director of the establishment or training centre

Article R6341-35

…e abandonments and postponements, as well as the reasons for them, and of accidents at work. In the case of courses involving distance learning, the individual monthly attendance documents and the mon…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Public hospital service

Article L6112-3

…blic hospital service and qualified as private health establishments of collective interest in application of article L. 6161-5 ; 4° Other private health establishments authorised, after a favourable…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Legal enjoyment

Article 386-2

…on as the child has completed sixteen years of age or even earlier when he contracts marriage;2° By causes which terminate parental authority or by those which terminate legal administration;3° By cau…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Powers, composition and operation.

Article L2373-3

…n of the committee of the European Company, set out in Articles L. 2353-3 to L. 2353-27-1, are applicable to the committee of the company resulting from the cross-border operation for the implementati…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Judicial remedies to guarantee the right to respect for dignity in detention

Article R249-32

…end to, he shall take one of the decisions provided for in 1° to 3° of II of article 803-8. In the cases provided for in the last paragraph of II of the same article, the judge may refuse, by reasone…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Support for collective operations

Article 634-3

…ciated with organising the operation; 2° The cost of instruments, software and hardware required to carry out the operation; 3° Costs of hiring, setting up and managing spaces and equipment; 4° Commun…

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