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Showing 12211230 of 48231 articles for Art. Cass. com. 26 April 1984 · Cass. com. 4 May 1982 · CA Grenoble 21 December 2006

French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Management of paediatric emergencies

Article D6124-26-5

Non-medical staff assigned to paediatric emergency care have acquired training in the management of paediatric emergencies, either during their studies or through subsequent training.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
1. Functions.

Article R6152-26-5

When the director of the establishment makes his decision subject to a ban on the practitioner carrying out a lucrative private activity within a maximum radius of ten kilometres of the public health…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 6: Miscellaneous provisions

Article D6153-1-26

Replacements are carried out outside the service obligations of the junior doctor and outside the safety breaks from which he benefits under IV of article R. 6153-2.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Points scale for animated works

Article 211-12

…into six groups as follows: I.-Production company and authors" group A maximum of 35 points are allocated to the "Production company and authors" group, divided between the following two sub-groups: 1…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 5: Bills of exchange and promissory notes

Article L314-21

…governed by this Title, with the exception of Sections 2, 6 and 8 of Chapter III and Sections 1, 2, 4, 5 and 6 of this Chapter and Section 2 of Chapter I of Title IV.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Investment ratios

Article R214-21

I. - A UCITS may not invest more than : 1° 5% of its assets in eligible financial instruments or money market instruments issued by the same issuer ; 2° 20% of its assets in eligible financial securit…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Working conditions.

Article L1251-21

…work is performed, as determined by the legal provisions and collective bargaining agreements applicable to the workplace.For the application of these provisions, the conditions under which the work…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General authorisation conditions.

Article R4211-21

The application for authorisation or renewal of authorisation to carry out the activities of importing or exporting gene therapy preparations or xenogenic cell therapy preparations must be sent with a…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Determination of taxable profit

Article 210 F

I. - Net capital gains generated on the disposal of premises for office, commercial or industrial use or building land by a legal entity subject to corporation tax under the conditions of ordinary law…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Tasks

Article R4641-21

…improvement of working conditions within the region. In addition to the tasks set out in article L. 4641-5, it : 1° Issue an opinion on any issue of a strategic nature in the field of occupational hea…

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