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Showing 84018410 of 59235 articles for Art. Cass. com. avis 1-12-2021 n° 20-15.164 FS-D

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Rest homes for women who have recently given birth.

Article D6124-439

The establishment must be managed by either a doctor or a nursery nurse. If there is no medical director, a doctor must be attached to each establishment. This doctor, who does not have to be resident…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Borrowings

Article D6145-70

The borrowing of public health institutions whose financial situation presents at least two of the following three characteristics is subject to the prior authorisation of the Director General of the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Provisions specific to entry 5: "intensive vascular neurology care".

Article D6124-30-2

The coordinating doctor of the vascular neurology intensive care unit is a neurologist who is a member of the medical team mentioned in article D. 6124-30-1.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Borrowings

Article D6145-72-3

I.-The institutions authorised by the Regional Health Agency to sign a contract for the assignment of receivables notified as a discount pursuant to article D. 6145-72-2 are included in the regional c…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 8: Revolving credit

Article D312-21

For the credit referred to in article L. 312-57, the information on the cost of credit that must be indicated in advertising pursuant to article L. 312-6 must be provided using a representative exampl…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Inter-establishment prevention and occupational health services.

Article D4622-9

An inter-establishment occupational health and prevention service may be set up between several establishments of an undertaking where the number of employees monitored is 500 or more. The creation of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Financial provisions

Article D5843-3

I.-Article R. 5722-1 is applicable in French Polynesia subject to the adaptations provided for in II. II.-For the application of Article R. 5722-1, the words: "The provisions of Book III of Part Two"…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Composition, election and term of office

Article D2332-2

Employee representation on the group works council, as provided for in Article L. 2333-1, comprises no more than thirty members. Where fewer than fifteen undertakings in the group have a social and ec…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Provisions applicable to probation with reinforced monitoring

Article D546-2

If the sentenced person is present at the hearing, he or she will be given a summons to appear before the prison integration and probation service within a period of not more than eight days, if the c…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions specific to the Control Committee.

Article D4622-39

Within three months of their appointment, the members of the inspection committee receive the training they need to carry out their duties, from the body of their choice. This training is paid for by…

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