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Showing 63016310 of 41165 articles for Art. CE 20-3-2013 n°s 347881 et 347882

French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article L211-3

…ree representations made exclusively within a family circle;2° Reproductions made from a lawful source, strictly reserved for the private use of the person making them and not intended for collective…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 octies E

The sole proprietorships subject to a real taxation regime and the companies referred to in the second paragraph of Article L. 223-1 of the Commercial Code subject to income tax may set aside a provis…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Temporary authorisation to practise for specialist doctors and dental surgeons who hold a diploma allowing them to practise in their country of origin

Article R4111-35

…r-profit health establishment, the practitioner is employed under a fixed-term contract, in accordance with the provisions of Title IV of Book II of Part One of the Labour Code. II.-Before taking up h…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Chairman of the hospital medical committee, vice-chairman of the hospital board

Article D6143-37-1

The chairman of the hospital medical committee, who is vice-chairman of the Executive Board, works with the director to coordinate the development and implementation of the hospital's medical project,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Chairman of the hospital medical committee, vice-chairman of the hospital board

Article D6143-37-4

The chairman of the hospital medical committee, who is vice-chairman of the hospital board, has the material, financial and human resources to carry out his duties and ensure that the hospital medical…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Chairman of the hospital medical committee, vice-chairman of the hospital board

Article D6143-37-5

…expected to assume.At his or her request, the chairman of the hospital medical committee may also receive training at the end of his or her term of office, with a view to continuing his or her activit…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Chairman of the hospital medical committee, vice-chairman of the hospital board

Article D6143-37-2

The chairman of the hospital medical committee, who is vice-chairman of the Executive Board, coordinates the hospital's medical policy. To this end, he/she is responsible for the following tasks in pa…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Procedure applicable to the interoperability of technological measures

Article R331-33

I.-When a party relies on a secret protected by law, it shall indicate by letter, at the time of their communication to the Autorité de régulation de la communication audiovisuelle et numérique, the i…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Measures to prevent and stop a breach of business secrecy

Article L152-3

I.-In the context of an action relating to the prevention or cessation of an infringement of a business secret, the court may, without prejudice to the award of damages, prescribe, including under pen…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article 388-5

…e 390 or summons as provided for in article 390-1, the parties or their lawyer may, before any defence on the merits or at any time during the proceedings, request, by written submissions, that any ac…

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