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Showing 391400 of 20363 articles for Art. CE 18-5-1998 n° 179831

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Conditions for placing on the market and putting into service.

Article R5211-18

Medical devices which comply with the standards applicable to them, transposing the harmonised European standards, the references of which have been published in the Journal officiel de la République…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 4: Commission des clauses abusives

Article R822-18

…trates from the judiciary or administrative order or members of the Conseil d'Etat, from whom the vice-chairman is appointed;3° Two persons qualified in contract law or techniques, chosen after consul…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Conservatory measures during the observation period.

Article R631-18

Articles R. 622-2 to R. 622-5-1, excluding article R. 622-4-1, are applicable to the receivership proceedings.The registrar shall inform the person responsible for carrying out the inventory of its ap…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Collective decisions.

Article 1854-1

In the case of a merger of non-trading companies, if the Articles of Association provide for consultation of the shareholders of the acquiring company, such consultation is not required if, from the f…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: National police services

Article R15-18

The active departments of the national police within which officers and agents of the judicial police carry out their usual duties and whose jurisdiction covers the entire national territory are as fo…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General authorisation conditions.

Article R4211-18

…ablishments or organisations must have : 1° Premises fitted out, arranged and maintained in accordance with the rules of good practice referred to in Article L. 5121-5 and, where applicable, in accord…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 4: Registration of an asylum application by an unaccompanied minor

Article R521-18

…egisters the application on the basis of the information available to him and summons the person concerned to a later date to complete the registration of his application in the presence of his legal…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Qualifications required.

Article R321-18

…tion unless he meets the following conditions: 1° Be French or a national of a State other than France that is a member of the European Union or a party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area;…

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

Article R5142-18

…n(s) in charge of their establishments must provide proof of at least six months' practical experience in a pharmaceutical establishment, a veterinary pharmaceutical establishment, a pharmacy or a pha…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3a: Emergency care procedures within the remit of the fire service

Article R6311-18

As part of their participation in emergency medical aid and their missions, fire fighters are authorised to carry out the following acts aimed at collecting and transmitting to the regulating doctor c…

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
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