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Showing 97319740 of 27264 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 22-7-1992 n° 1258

French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Terms and conditions of engagement.

Article R4532-19

A natural person who performs the function of coordinator, in his own name or in the name of the organisation which employs him, may not be entrusted with the function of technical inspector provided…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Practitioners providing services.

Article R4126-2

Any doctor, dental surgeon or midwife who performs professional acts in France without being registered with the ordre, under the conditions provided for in article L. 4112-7, is subject to the discip…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Import procedures

Article R5138-9

Exceptionally and where necessary, in order to ensure the availability of medicinal products, where a manufacturing establishment of an active substance intended for export and located in a third coun…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Contract and cluster project

Article R6146-9-2

The internal regulations of the hospital establishment or of the regional hospital grouping in the case of inter-establishment clusters define the main principles governing the operation of the cluste…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Public policy

Article L3122-4

By way of derogation from Article L. 3122-2, for retail establishments which provide goods and services and which are located in the areas referred to in Article L. 3132-24, the period of night work,…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Livret A passbook accounts

Article L743-11

I.-The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in French Polynesia, subject to the provisions of II, in the wording indicated in the right-hand…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Livret A passbook accounts

Article L742-11

I.- Subject to the provisions of II, the provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in New Caledonia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand co…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Research mentioned in 1° of Article L. 1121-1 requiring express authorisation involving the products mentioned in Articles L. 1125-1 to L. 1125-3

Article R1125-9

When the application concerns the organs and tissues of human or animal origin mentioned in 1° and 6° of Article R. 1125-7, and the cell therapy preparations mentioned in 2° of Article R. 1125-7 as we…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Inspections and investigations

Article L621-9

I.-In order to carry out its mission, the AMF conducts inspections and investigations.It shall ensure that the following offers and transactions are lawful:1° Transactions in financial instruments whe…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 2: Tax on television service publishers and distributors

Article L115-8

The tax is payable upon receipt of the proceeds of public resources and payment of the other sums mentioned in 1° of…

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