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Showing 23812390 of 55438 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 4-2-2009 n° 08-10.723

French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Training contract between a natural person and a training organisation.

Article L6353-4

The contract concluded between the natural person undertaking the training and the training provider must specify, on pain of nullity : 1° The nature, duration, programme and purpose of the training c…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Surface fresh water used or intended to be used for the production of water intended for human consumption

Article R1321-40

The Prefect, after verification by the Director General of the Regional Health Agency that the decision will not have consequences contrary to the health of persons, may derogate from the quality limi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
BOOK VI: LYON METROPOLITAN AREA

Article L3651-4

In the interests of good organisation of services, the arrangements provided for in III of Article L. 5211-4-1 and Article L. 5211-4-2 are applicable between the Lyon metropolitan authority and the co…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Provisions applicable to certain offences against the rules governing public land transport services

Article 529-4

The transaction is effected by the payment to the operator for whose benefit the security service is provided, of a fixed indemnity and, where applicable, the sum due in respect of the transport.I. -…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 3: Rules for the award of specific contracts concluded on the basis of a dynamic purchasing system

Article R2162-49

In order to award a specific contract, the purchaser shall invite all candidates admitted to the dynamic purchasing system to submit a tender under the conditions set out in Articles R. 2144-8 and R.…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Role of health care institutions

Article R1221-46

When the agenda concerns transfusion safety and haemovigilance, the following are present as of right at meetings of the institutional medical committee in public health establishments or the institut…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Role of health care institutions

Article R1221-44

I. - The haemovigilance and transfusion safety correspondent is appointed, in public health establishments and health cooperation groups set up as public health establishments, by the director. This a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Role of health care institutions

Article R1221-47

The regional haemovigilance and transfusion safety coordinator receives the minutes, reports and other documents relating to transfusion safety and haemovigilance drawn up by the hospital medical comm…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Role of health care institutions

Article R1221-43

I.-In each of the establishments mentioned in the first paragraph of article R. 1221-40, a haemovigilance and transfusion safety correspondent is responsible for ensuring : 1° Reporting, under the con…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Role of health care institutions

Article R1221-45

I.- The mission of the institutional medical committees in public health establishments and the institutional medical conferences in private health establishments is, in particular, to contribute thro…

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