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Showing 81018110 of 11873 articles for Art. CE 14-10-2015 n° 374440

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Regional education grant (R).

Article R4434-2

…located in full in proportion to the number of births recorded between the tenth and sixth years preceding the year in which the grant is allocated.

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Qualifying examination

Article A742-17

The oral examinations are held in open session. They are marked from 0 to 20. Each mark is assigned a coefficient of 2.Admission is decided by the selection board on the basis of the average obtained…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7c: Authorisations for use issued by the Minister for Defence

Article R5121-76-12

On receipt of the opinion of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé or on expiry of the period provided for in II of Article R. 5121-76-11, the Minister for Defence ma…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Sub-section 3: Working conditions of the pharmacists or veterinary surgeons responsible and delegated.

Article R5142-19

…ioned in 1° to 10° of article R. 5142-1 on 22 March 2003 are deemed to meet the conditions of practice mentioned in articles R. 5142-16 to R. 5142-18.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Authorisation

Article R6322-16

…tic surgery facilities ensures the implementation of quality management for the sterile medical device circuit mentioned in article R. 6111-10 and ensures the quality of the sterilisation of these dev…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Organisation of work

Article D1432-38

…ided for in article L. 6122-13; policy on the establishment and funding of maisons de santé (health centres), centres de santé (health centres), coordination support schemes, specific regional schemes…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: Effects of the appeal in cassation.

Article 628

A plaintiff in cassation who is unsuccessful in his appeal or whose appeal is not admitted may, in the event of an appeal deemed to be abusive, be ordered to pay a civil fine of not more than 10,000 e…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rules governing the practice of the profession

Article L4311-2

Subject to the provisions of articles L. 4311-4 and L. 4311-5, persons holding a diploma, certificate or title mentioned in articles L. 4311-3 and L. 4311-4, or holding the authorisations provided for…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Content and adoption of the measures imposed

Article L733-9

In the absence of a challenge made by one of the parties pursuant to article L. 733-10, the measures mentioned in articles L. 733-1, L. 733-4 and L. 733-7 are binding on the parties, with the exceptio…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Infringements of decisions taken by the Labour Inspectorate with regard to health and safety at work

Article L4752-1

…tion of Articles L. 4731-1 or L. 4731-2 is punishable by a fine of up to 10,000 euros per worker concerned by the offence.

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