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Showing 73717380 of 49641 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 24-2-1976 n° 333

French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Markets of national interest

Article L761-2

The list of markets of national interest for which the State intends to organise development and management is set by decree. For the other markets of national interest, the municipalities on whose te…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Exclusivity clauses.

Article R330-2

It is punishable by the fines provided for in 5° of Article 131-13 of the Penal Code for fifth-class offences makes it a criminal offence to provide a person with a trade name, trademark or sign while…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Compensation for damage caused by compulsory vaccination

Article R3111-27

A claim for compensation for damage considered to be attributable to a compulsory vaccination must be sent to the Office national d'indemnisation des accidents médicaux, des affections iatrogènes et d…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Water and sanitation

Article R2564-23

The requirements of article R. 2224-12 must be met, in Mayotte, by 31 December 2027 at the latest, in the cases of: - discharges into fresh waters and estuaries, from wastewater agglomerations whose p…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Rules governing the practice of the profession

Article R4341-20

When the qualification or, where applicable, the authorisation to practise is registered with the regional health agency, the person concerned is issued with a professional card, the model for which i…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: One-stop shop for live performances

Article R7122-20

No later than at the time of recruitment, the employer shall send to the authorised body the first part of the declaration enabling the obligation provided for in article L. 1221-10 to be met. The emp…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Sub-section 3: Working conditions of the pharmacists or veterinary surgeons responsible and delegated.

Article R5142-26

Where the undertaking is operated by a company, the competent corporate body of that undertaking shall appoint, at the same time as the pharmacist or veterinary surgeon in charge and in order to repla…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Medical and psychological emergency units

Article R6311-27

The intervention of the medical and psychological emergency unit is decided by the emergency medical assistance service, where applicable, at the request of the Prefect, particularly in the context of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Authorisation

Article R6322-22

In the event of a vacancy on the committee provided for in article R. 6322-20 for a period of more than six months, the Director General of the Regional Health Agency shall appoint a mediator from amo…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Criminal provisions.

Article L4363-2

Illegal practice of the profession of hearing aid acoustician, optician-monitor, ortho-prosthetist, chiropodist-orthotist, ocularist, epithesist or orthopaedic-orthotist is punishable by one year's im…

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