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Showing 55815590 of 59417 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 8-1-1997 n° 9

French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Concession contracts awarded by a contracting entity to an affiliated undertaking

Article L3211-8

The following are undertakings linked to a contracting entity within the meaning of this Part: 1° Undertakings whose annual accounts are consolidated with those of the contracting entity; 2° Undertaki…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Terms and conditions of implementation

Article L6211-8

A medical biology examination is carried out on the basis of a prescription containing the relevant clinical elements.When he considers it appropriate, the medical biologist carries out, in accordance…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Management of radiological emergencies

Article R1333-88

After receiving the opinion of the French Nuclear Safety Authority (Autorité de sûreté nucléaire) or of the delegate for nuclear safety and radiation protection for defence-related facilities and acti…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Practice as a company

Article R422-51-9

Each financial holding company of the liberal profession of industrial property attorney is subject, by the Director General of the National Institute of Industrial Property, as soon as it is register…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Revitalisation of employment areas.

Article L1233-85

An agreement between the company and the administrative authority, concluded within six months of the notification provided for in article L. 1233-46, determines, where applicable on the basis of a so…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XV: Prosecution, investigation and trial of acts of terrorism

Article R50-81

The request by the person concerned by the judicial measure for the prevention of terrorist recidivism and reintegration for the measure to be lifted or modified shall be addressed to the Paris Senten…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Interfederal sports agents' commission

Article R222-8

In addition to the chairman, the inter-federal sports agents' commission includes one member from each of the commissions mentioned in article R. 222-1, appointed on the proposal of that commission. T…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Specific procedures applicable to occupational health professionals, occupational health and prevention services and occupational health services in agriculture, providing enhanced individual monitoring of a worker exposed to ionising radiation

Article R4451-85

I.-The occupational physician responsible for the individual monitoring of the state of health of workers classified within the meaning of article R. 4451-57 carrying out or participating in the carry…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Exceptional transplant activities referred to in Article L. 162-30-5 of the Social Security Code

Article R6123-84

The national committee provided for in article L. 162-30-5 of the Social Security Code comprises: 1° The Director General of Healthcare or his representative; 2° The Director General of Health or his…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE VII: MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

Article LO6371-8

…ees of the territorial public service under the conditions set out in article 110 of law no. 2004-809 of 13 August 2004 relating to local freedoms and responsibilities. They are then employed by the l…

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