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Showing 611620 of 14329 articles for Art. CE 8-11-1978 n° 8603

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Time savings account.

Article R6152-803

…of the previous calendar year and asks him/her to indicate, by 31 March at the latest, his/her choice of use of the days saved.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Non-clinical activities

Article R6152-826

Within the framework of their service obligations and the missions entrusted to them, practitioners in sections 1 and 3 may carry out non-clinical activities, defined in accordance with the establishm…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Issue and withdrawal of authorisation

Article R131-11

…mitment Contract among its members who are : 1° An association affiliated to the federation; 2° A licence holder of the federation; 3° A profit-making organisation whose purpose is the practice of one…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Scope of collective bargaining

Article L3142-117

…of part-time work; 2° The number of times the leave or period may be renewed; 3° The length of service required to be entitled to the leave or period; 4° The deadlines by which the employee must infor…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Estimated revenue and expenditure and accounts

Article D6162-11

For their application to cancer centres, articles D. 6143-39, R. 6145-6, R. 6145-10, R. 6145-29, D. 6145-32, D. 6145-34, R. 6145-40, R. 6145-65 and R. 6145-69 are adapted as follows: 1° In article D.…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Admission to psychiatric care at the request of a third party or in the event of imminent danger

Article L3212-11

…entioned in article L. 3222-1 , a register is kept in which the following are transcribed or reproduced within twenty-four hours: 1° The surname, first names, profession, age and place of residence of…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter V: Family proceedings

Article 1136-3

…copy of the order is served: 1° On the claimant, by the court registry, by any means giving a date certain or by personal delivery against a receipt; 2° On the defendant, by service on his own initia…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Authorisation to set up within this perimeter

Article A761-11

…e-mail address and, for a legal person, the company name, legal form, address of the registered office, telephone and fax numbers, e-mail address ; 2° An extract of registration in the Trade and Compa…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Reduction in working hours.

Article R6152-801

Medical, pharmaceutical and odontological staff, governed by the provisions of sections 1 to 6 of this chapter, benefit from an annual reduction in their working time of 20 days.Where the duties are n…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Automated processing of personal data known as "digital criminal records

Article R249-11

The following categories of personal data may be recorded: 1° Concerning witnesses, victims, accused persons, persons under investigation or placed under the status of assisted witness, persons prosec…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
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