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Showing 48214830 of 60748 articles for Art. CE 11-5-2021 n° 440044 and 440045

French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Prosthetists and orthotists for the fitting of appliances to the disabled.

Article L4364-5

…n Economic Area who, without holding the diploma provided for in Article L. 4364-1, hold : 1° Evidence of formal qualifications issued by one or more Member States or Parties and required by the compe…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Mutual insurance companies with a board of directors and general management

Article R322-53

…all comprise at least three members, not including the members elected by the employees, in accordance with the provisions of Article L. 322-26-2 . The Articles of Association set the maximum number o…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Regulatory and monitoring role in the field of technical protection measures and the identification of protected works and objects

Article R331-52

Before the Court of Appeal or its First President, the parties are represented and assisted in accordance with the conditions set out in Article 931 of the Code of Civil Procedure.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Regulatory and monitoring role in the field of technical protection measures and the identification of protected works and objects

Article R331-50

…of the Court of Appeal or his delegate shall set the time limits within which the parties to the proceedings must communicate their written observations to each other and file a copy thereof with the…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Regulatory and monitoring role in the field of technical protection measures and the identification of protected works and objects

Article R331-51

Notifications between parties shall be made by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt or by direct notification between the parties' lawyers. Procedural documents must be filed with the cou…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Regulatory and monitoring role in the field of technical protection measures and the identification of protected works and objects

Article R331-53

…Court of Appeal or its first president are notified by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt by the court registry to the parties to the proceedings.They are brought to the attention of t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: The right to support for young people towards employment and independence

Article L5131-5

…ung people mentioned in article L. 5131-3 to enter into a contractual support scheme for employment and independence mentioned in article L. 5131-4 or who are monitored by Pôle emploi, with the except…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Management leases.

Article D144-5

…load of his vehicle fleet when the total transport capacity thus obtained by the lessee does not exceed five tonnes for public goods transport or sixty passenger seats for occasional passenger servic…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Monitoring the population's state of health, health inequalities and their determinants

Article R1411-5

…que (High Council for Public Health), in conjunction with the departments of the Ministry of Health and the health authorities and agencies, identifies the need for information on changes in the state…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Special provisions for the Moselle, Bas-Rhin and Haut-Rhin départements

Article D3134-5

The judge referred to in article L. 3134-15 is the president of the judicial court.

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