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Showing 14211430 of 35615 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 5-7-1995 n° 93-10.924

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Application to army hospitals and army blood transfusion centres

Article R4211-52

For the application of the provisions of sub-sections 1 to 4a, army hospitals are considered to be health establishments and the Minister for Defence exercises, with regard to them and the army blood…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Other pharmacists practising in a pharmacy for internal use

Article R5126-53

Where the scale of the pharmacy's activity so requires, one or more assistant pharmacists shall assist the pharmacist in charge. Where the pharmacy has associate assistants or associate practitioners,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Other pharmacists practising in a pharmacy for internal use

Article R5126-55

Assistant pharmacists and the pharmacists who replace them in the internal use pharmacies set up in prisons by virtue of article R. 5126-24 must, in addition, meet the conditions of practice set out i…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Other pharmacists practising in a pharmacy for internal use

Article R5126-54

Assistant pharmacists who are absent for more than one month, for whatever reason, shall be replaced. They shall be replaced in accordance with the statutory provisions applicable to them or the contr…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Provisions relating to the conclusion, assessment and implementation of group financial support agreements

Article L613-46-7

Where a decision resulting from Articles L. 613-46-5 and L. 613-46-6 affects the preventive recovery plan of an entity or group drawn up pursuant to the provisions of sub-section 2 of this section by…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: The accounting officer (R)

Article R2221-76

The functions of accounting officer for the régie are performed by the commune's accounting officer.However, when annual operating revenue exceeds €76,225, these functions may be entrusted to an accou…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Board of Directors

Article R5315-7

Subject to the following paragraph and to the provisions of article R. 5315-12 with regard to the decisions covered by 8° of article R. 5315-3, the decisions of the Board of Directors are enforceable…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Risk assessment

Article R4452-7

The employer shall assess the risks resulting from exposure to artificial optical radiation, in particular in order to verify compliance with the exposure limit values defined in Articles R. 4452-5 an…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 4: Provisions relating to sole traders with limited liability

Article L711-7

The provisions of this book shall apply to a debtor who has made a declaration of constitution of affected assets in accordance with article L. 526-7 du code de commerce, subject to the reservations s…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Funeral homes (R).

Article R2223-79

When the transfer to a funeral home of the body of a person who has died in a public or private health establishment, which does not fall into the category of those required to have a mortuary in acco…

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