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Showing 27612770 of 26790 articles for Art. CE 5-6-2020 n° 423066

French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Departmental committee for psychiatric care

Article R3223-6

The Committee shall visit the approved establishments referred to in Article L. 3222-1 at least twice a year.For these visits, the number of committee members may be limited to two.In order to carry o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Multi-year global financing plan

Article R6145-66

…of the Regional Health Agency for approval at the same time as the budget.The plan is updated as necessary during the financial year, when a new operation is included in the investment programme or w…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Rules applicable to authorised establishments

Article R4211-63

Health establishments authorised in application of this section may apply for a certificate of compliance with the good practices referred to in Article L. 5121-5. This certificate may be issued by th…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 2: Provisions specific to groups with a parent undertaking having its registered office outside the European Union

Article R356-6

I.-The equivalence of group supervision exercised by a supervisory authority of a third country to that mentioned in Article L. 356-11 may be determined by a delegated act of the Commission adopted pu…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Reporting obligations.

Article R152-6

…e border with a Member State of the European Union, they are sent electronically using the teleservice, the name and characteristics of which are laid down by order of the Minister responsible for cus…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Authorised legal acts.

Article 815-6

…om the depositories of undivided funds a provision intended to meet urgent needs, prescribing, if necessary, the conditions of use. This authorisation does not entail the surviving spouse or heir taki…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Collation of trade union election results

Article D2122-6

The system for centralising the results of the professional elections referred to in articles L. 2122-5 to L. 2122-10 in order to measure the audience of the trade union organisations must: a) Guarant…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Common provisions (R)

Article D1612-5

…o the department, the net tax rates adopted by the department the previous year, the average reference rates at national level, as well as the ceiling rates that are enforceable against the department…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Organisations preserving and preparing tissues and cells from the human body for their own research programmes

Article R1243-54

…samples held; 3° The origin of the samples and how they were obtained; 4° The sample preparation procedures; 5° The research project; 6° Depending on the cases provided for in Article L. 1211-2, detai…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Periods of work experience in a professional environment

Article D5134-50-1

One or more periods of work experience may be prescribed for an employee on an employment support contract, with his agreement and that of his employer. Each of these periods is the subject of an agre…

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