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Showing 281290 of 36024 articles for Art. Cass. com. 23 September 1982 · Cass. 3e civ. 6 December 2005 · CA Paris 22 November 2007 · Cass. com. 15 January 2002 · Cass. 1re civ. 13 December 2005

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Operating conditions

Article R5124-22

…of the pharmacists in charge or delegates, their replacement may not exceed one year, except in the case of military obligations. In this case, the replacement period is extended until the impediment…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Financing continuing professional development

Article R4021-22

…d salaried health professionals in health centres covered by the agreements defined in articles L. 162-5, L. 162-9, L. 162-12-2, L. 162-12-9, L. 162-14, L. 162-16-1 and L. 162-32-1 of the Social Secur…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 231-29

Where the second paragraph of Article…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Removal of embryonic or foetal tissues or cells for scientific purposes following termination of pregnancy.

Article R1241-23

In the cases provided for in Article L. 1241-5, the Minister for Research may suspend or prohibit implementation of the protocol under the conditions described in Articles R. 1232-18 and R. 1232-22. T…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: The National Council of Commercial Court Registrars.

Article R741-23

…n to the profession of commercial court clerk, under the conditions provided for in articles R. 742-6-1 and R. 742-6-2, the course validation interview, under the conditions set out in articles R. 742…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Departmental mining fee

Article 1587

…ty applies to coal extracted on foreign territory and brought to light by wells and installations located in France.This royalty does not apply to hydrocarbons extracted from deposits located beyond 1…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Financial and accounting system

Article R411-23

I.-As an exception to Decree no. 2012-1246 of 7 November 2012 on public budgetary and accounting management, the Agency's funds may be deposited with the Caisse des dépôts et consignations, subject to…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 6: Rights of data subjects

Article R142-23

…es R. 414-5 and R. 431-1. With regard to the fingerprints collected, this copy only includes an indication of the number and nature of the fingerprints recorded in the electronic component.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 6: Committees - Representation on outside bodies.

Article L3121-23

The departmental council appoints its members or delegates to sit on outside bodies in the cases and under the conditions laid down by the provisions governing these bodies. The fixing by the aforemen…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Work in confined spaces

Article R4222-23

In wells, gas pipes, flues, smoke ducts, tanks, reservoirs, cisterns, pits, galleries and in places where it is not possible to ensure permanent compliance with the provisions of this chapter, work sh…

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