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Showing 22112220 of 43523 articles for Art. Cass. 1re civ. 18 April 1967 · Cass. civ. 25 March 1992 · Cass. com. 4 January 1994 · Cass. 3e civ. 9 December 2009 · Cass. 3e civ. 15 June 2011

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Provisions relating to in-house pharmacies in health establishments, army hospitals, the Institution nationale des invalides, health cooperation groups, cosmetic surgery facilities, medico-social establishments and services and social and medico-social cooperation groups.

Article R5126-18

…he in-house pharmacies of the establishments, services or organisations mentioned in 1°, 2°, 3° and 4° of article R. 5126-1.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Chiropodists.

Article L4322-15

…mporary and occasional basis, without having to complete the formalities provided for in Article L. 4322-2 . Where the practice or training leading to the profession is not regulated in the State in w…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Additional tax on certain registration duties

Article 1584 bis

…n duties or land registration tax by up to 0.5% for the transfers referred to in 1° of 1 of article 1584, when the following conditions are met: 1° The transfer is part of a transaction consisting of:…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Disciplinary proceedings.

Article R724-18

When a matter is referred to it pursuant to article L. 724-4, the Chairman of the Commission shall rule by order issued within ten days of the matter being referred to it. The chairman's decision is i…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Groupement de coopération sanitaire (healthcare cooperation group) set up as a healthcare establishment

Article R6133-18

…tle IV of Book I of this Part. A director is appointed under the conditions set out in article L. 6143-7-2.By way of derogation from article R. 6144-3, the establishment medical commission of this pub…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions

Article R2151-18

…em cells for research purposes must be able to certify that the consents referred to in Article R. 2151-4 have been obtained.Where embryonic stem cells have been imported, the organisation must be abl…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Control of physical working environments.

Article R4724-18

…ods to be used for measuring :1° Noise ;2° Mechanical vibrations ; 3° Artificial optical radiation ;4° electromagnetic fields.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Procedure applicable to appeals against decisions on applications for approval

Article R7342-15

…not given a ruling within the four-month period referred to in the second paragraph of article L. 7342-10, the judicial court is relinquished of the case. In this case, the file of the proceedings is…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Other powers

Article L621-20-9

The Autorité des marchés financiers is the competent authority within the meaning of Article 29(4) and (5) of Regulation (EU) 2017/2402 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 201…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Authorisation

Article R1271-15

…dly issued and used to the person providing the service remunerated by the special payment voucher; 4° Verify that the childminders are approved in accordance with Article L. 421-3 of the Code de l'ac…

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