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Showing 46514660 of 36308 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 16-4-2008 n° 07-15.486

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 Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Employer representation at national and cross-industry level

Article L2152-4

The following professional employers' organisations are representative at national and inter-professional level: 1° Which meet the criteria mentioned in 1° to 5° of article L. 2151-1; 2° Whose member…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Conditions of practice of the profession of industrial property attorney

Article R422-4

The Director General of the Institute shall proceed with registration after obtaining the opinion of the Compagnie nationale des conseils en propriété industrielle. The opinion is deemed to have been…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Reporting obligations

Article R722-4

The declaration referred to in article R. 722-3 shall contain, on a dated document, information concerning :1° The bearer, including surname and first name, contact details, including address, date an…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Review proceedings

Article R4234-48

I.-The review of a final decision of the Disciplinary Chamber of First Instance or the National Disciplinary Chamber imposing a temporary ban, with or without a suspended sentence, or a permanent ban…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Biomedical and public health research committee

Article R6142-42

In each hospital and university centre, the biomedical and public health research committee ensures the coordination of research activities carried out by the establishments and organisations that mak…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Care provided to prisoners.

Article R6411-4

The protocol referred to in Article R. 6411-3 defines in particular, in compliance with the regulations to which the prison is subject: 1° The conditions under which the staff of the public health est…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: General principles

Article L1111-4

All people make decisions about their own health, together with their healthcare professional and on the basis of the information and recommendations he or she provides.Everyone has the right to refus…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE

Article R632-4

The notification bulletin mentioned in article R. 632-3:1° Advises the foreign national that expulsion proceedings have been initiated against him or her and states the facts giving rise to these proc…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Specific rules relating to third-country entities

Article D532-41

A branch authorised in accordance with Article L. 532-48 shall report the following information annually to the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution, which shall inform the Autorité des ma…

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