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Showing 31013110 of 3889 articles for Art. CE 21 Dec 2012 n° 353856

French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Foodstuffs intended for special medical purposes

Article L5137-1

…nded for infants and young children, foods for special medical purposes and total daily ration replacements for weight control and repealing Council Directive 92/52/EEC, Commission Directives 96/8/EC,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Dispensaries

Article L6424-1

…ted into the public health establishment from the date set by article 50 of law no. 2003-1199 of 18 December 2003 on the financing of social security for 2004. The rights and obligations, receivables…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title III: Judging of contraventions

Article R49-1

I.-A notice of offence and a payment card, the model for which is set by order of the Minister of Justice, shall be given to the offender when the offence is recorded. The notice mentions the time lim…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Criminal provisions.

Article L8256-3

Natural persons guilty of the offences provided for in Article L. 8256-2 are liable to the following additional penalties: 1° Prohibition, for a period of up to five years, from engaging directly or t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: French overseas departments note-issuing bank (IEDOM)

Article D721-6

The declarations referred to in Article R. 721-5 shall specify, for the purpose of identifying the account and safe-deposit box holders:1° For natural persons, their surname, first names, date and pla…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Staff.

Article R2324-34-2

…authorisation from the President of the Departmental Council in the case of establishments and services managed by private individuals, or his opinion in the case of establishments and services manage…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: List of diseases

Article D3113-8

…he alerts mentioned in article R. 3113-3 is as follows: 1° Infectious diseases : 1. Botulism; 2. Brucellosis; 3. Anthrax; 4. Chikungunya; 5. Cholera; 6. Dengue fever; 7. Diphtheria; 8. African haemorr…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Doctor applying for authorisation to practice.

Article R4623-25-3

…ed the knowledge verification tests, may be recruited by an occupational health and prevention service, approved as an extra-hospital organisation hosting trainees enrolled in the specialised diploma…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Allocation to authorised establishments

Article R6241-28

…cle L. 6241-2 collected from employers who have not designated the establishments to which the balance of the apprenticeship tax is to be paid are allocated by the Caisse des dépôts et consignations t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: National Committee for Health and Social Organisation.

Article R6122-7

…for social action, health and social security, for a period of five years. The internal rules of procedure of the Committee referred to in Article R. 6122-21 set the terms and conditions according to…

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