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Showing 34913500 of 60719 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 1-4-2009 n° 07-21.833

French Public Health CodeIn force
3. Holidays.

Article R6152-45

Practitioners may be placed on unpaid parental leave to bring up their child. In this position, the practitioner does not acquire any right to retirement, subject to the legislative or regulatory prov…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
3. Holidays.

Article R6152-43

The hospital practitioner may be authorised, following a favourable opinion from the medical committee referred to in article R. 6152-36, to work part-time for therapeutic reasons under the conditions…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
3. Holidays.

Article R6152-49

Hospital practitioners are entitled to fifteen working days' training leave per year to update their knowledge. Leave entitlements for two years may be accumulated. An order issued by the Minister for…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Title IV: Other service providers

Article R546-4

The register of persons referred to in I of article L. 546-1 includes information relating to the identity, activity and, where applicable, the category of the persons concerned. This information is s…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Work equipment

Article R4461-47

Work equipment is understood to include all the elements required to: 1° Perform work in hyperbaric conditions; 2° Monitor workers in hyperbaric conditions; 3° Produce, transfer, store, distribute and…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Life insurance and capitalisation operations

Article A132-9-4

I.-The report on the application of articles L. 132-9-2 and L. 132-9-3 provided for in article L. 132-9-3-1 is published annually on the insurance undertaking's website or on any other durable medium…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Closing of the financial year and appropriation of profits.

Article R6145-48

The services which public health institutions may provide on a subsidiary basis, as provided for in article L. 6145-7, are developed within the limits of the material and human resources essential to…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Operation of veterinary pharmaceutical companies and establishments.

Article R5142-43

The establishments mentioned in article R. 5142-1 may not subcontract any of the activities defined in the same article, subject to the exceptions mentioned below: 1° Manufacturers of veterinary medic…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: General obligations

Article R322-4

The establishments mentioned in article L. 322-1 in which physical and sporting activities are practised must have a first aid kit designed to provide first aid in the event of an accident and a means…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 8: Obligations relating to the fight against money laundering, terrorist financing, the freezing of assets and prohibited lotteries and games

Article L773-43

I.- Pursuant to 8° of Article 6-2 of Organic Law no. 99-209 of 19 March 1999, subject to the provisions of II, III and IV, Articles L. 562-1 to L. 562-15 are automatically applicable in New Caledonia.…

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