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Showing 55915600 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
Paragraph 4: Professional card

Article R4311-41-4

A nurse wishing to obtain a European professional card pursuant to Article L. 4002-2 submits his or her application electronically, together with supporting documents, to a regional directorate for yo…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Formulation of technical specifications

Article R2111-9

…nsposing European standards; 2° European Technical Assessments; 3° Common technical specifications; 4° International standards; 5° Other technical reference systems drawn up by European standardisatio…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Exemption provisions relating to direct allocations based on the distribution conditions of cinematographic works

Article 919-63

For cinematographic works shown in cinemas in 2021:1° By way of derogation from 4° of article 222-19, the maximum number of cinemas is increased to two hundred and fifty;2° By way of derogation from 5…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Exhibitions subject to authorisation

Article R4451-91

…ork; 2° Has the benefit of all the appropriate means of protection; 3° Is classified as category A; 4° Has not received, in the previous twelve months, a dose in excess of one of the limit values laid…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Anaesthesia.

Article D6124-96

The means mentioned in 2° of Article D. 6124-94 enable the following functions or procedures to be carried out for each patient: 1° The supply of medical fluids and vacuum suction ; 2° Administration…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Access to non-identifying data and the identity of the third-party donor

Article L2143-9

…in particular:1° The nature of the non-identifying data mentioned in 1° to 6° of I of article L. 2143-3;2° The procedures for collecting the identity of children provided for in II of the same articl…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L4211-9

By way of derogation from 1° and 4° of Article L. 4211-1, establishments or organisations authorised by the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé after receiving the opin…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Commencement of proceedings.

Article L621-9

…view to a mission that he determines, without prejudice to the court's option under Article L. 621-4 to appoint one or more experts. The conditions for the remuneration of this technician are set by…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Provisions relating to the recognition and monitoring, in the territory of other Member States of the European Union, of convictions and probation decisions handed down by French courts

Article 764-9

…or made a probation decision involving alternative sanctions or measures provided for in Articles 764-3 and 764-4 shall be competent to forward the conviction or probation decision to the competent au…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Common provisions.

Article R214-97

…te investment may not hold more than 20% of the same category of financial instruments mentioned in 4°, 6° and 7° of the I of article L. 214-36 and in article R. 214-93 of the same entity. For the ass…

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