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Showing 67916800 of 38470 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 20 May 2014 – no. 13-16.398

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R6113-5

…5-2.The statutory auditors and external service providers mentioned in the previous two paragraphs may only access the necessary personal data mentioned in article R. 6113-1 within the strict limits…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Composition and management of the plan.

Article L3332-16

A company savings plan established by agreement with the employees may provide for the allocation of sums paid into a dedicated fund for the repurchase of shares in this company or shares issued by co…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XX: National automated genetic fingerprint database and central biological sample preservation service

Article R53-19

The national automated genetic fingerprint database may not be interconnected, reconciled or linked with any other automated processing of nominative information, with the exception of: 1° Processing…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope and definitions

Article R5124-3

…wholesale distributors for the armed forces health service and humanitarian wholesale distributors may only distribute the medicinal products or products they stock to other companies or organisation…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Electronic money issuers

Article L572-14

…it the offence, or of the item that is the product of the offence, with the exception of items that may be returned;5° Display or dissemination of the decision handed down in accordance with the condi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Access to non-identifying data and the identity of the third-party donor

Article L2143-4

…Etat issued after consultation of the Commission nationale de l'informatique et des libertés, which may not exceed one hundred and twenty years.This data also enables the Agence de la biomédecine to e…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Organisation of the Order.

Article L4232-2

…east one other councillor. The members of the executive committee are elected for three years. They may be re-elected. The Executive Committee prepares and implements the decisions of the Central Coun…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Miscellaneous provisions applicable to medical auxiliaries.

Article L4381-1-1

…1-1 and L. 4241-13, holders of evidence of formal qualifications obtained in the province of Quebec may be authorised to practise their profession in France by the Minister responsible for health if a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Rules governing the practice of the profession of medical laboratory technician

Article L4352-3

A person may also practise the profession of medical laboratory technician and hold the title of medical laboratory technician if : 1° On 8 November 1976, was carrying out technical duties in a medica…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Guarantees granted to holders of a territorial council mandate

Article LO6224-3

…board of directors or supervisory board of a local semi-public company or who chairs such a company may not receive, for all their duties, a total amount of remuneration and allowances exceeding one a…

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