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Showing 51115120 of 60719 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 1-4-2009 n° 07-21.833

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Financial and budgetary organisation.

Article D6431-49

Within fifteen days of receiving the decision to approve the budget, the Director shall allocate the approved expenditure authorisations and revenue forecasts by functional group to the accounts in ac…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER VII: Metropolitan France

Article L5217-4

The metropolis is automatically substituted for the public establishment for intercommunal cooperation with its own tax status whose transformation is mentioned in article L. 5217-1. The substitution…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Unit dispensing of medicinal products in dispensing pharmacies

Article R5132-42-6

By way of derogation from Article R. 5121-138, the label, printed by the pharmacist at the time of dispensing and affixed to the new outer packaging referred to in Article R. 5132-42-4, shall bear the…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L432-4

The body referred to in the first paragraph of Article L. 432-2 shall establish a separate accounting record for the transactions it carries out in the name and on behalf of the State pursuant to Arti…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Physiotherapists.

Article L4321-4

The competent authority may, after obtaining the opinion of a commission composed in particular of professionals, individually authorise to practise the profession of masseur-physiotherapist nationals…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Orthoptists.

Article L4342-4

The competent authority may, after obtaining the opinion of a committee composed in particular of professionals, individually authorise to practise the profession of orthoptist nationals of a Member S…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Occupational therapists.

Article L4331-4

The competent authority may, after obtaining the opinion of a committee composed in particular of professionals, individually authorise to practise the profession of occupational therapist nationals o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Psychomotrician.

Article L4332-4

The competent authority may, after obtaining the opinion of a committee composed in particular of professionals, individually authorise to practise the profession of psychomotrician nationals of a Mem…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Chiropodists.

Article L4322-4

The competent authority may, after obtaining the opinion of a committee composed in particular of professionals, individually authorise to practise the profession of chiropodist nationals of a Member…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Speech therapists.

Article L4341-4

The competent authority may, after obtaining the opinion of a committee composed in particular of professionals, grant individual authorisation to practise the profession of speech and language therap…

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