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Showing 221230 of 62472 articles for Art. Décret 55-22 du 4-1-1955

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Organisations preserving and preparing tissues and cells from the human body for their own research programmes

Article R1243-55

…ientifically responsible for the declared activities, a change in the nature of the elements and products prepared or conserved, their origin and the way in which they are obtained or the constitution…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Establishments manufacturing, importing or distributing medicated feed.

Article R5142-55

…lar checks to ensure that it is homogeneous, stable and well preserved, in accordance with the procedures laid down in the decision provided for in Article L. 5142-3; b) It must be kept for the period…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 4: Reimbursement of childcare or assistance expenses and assistance with the financing of service vouchers

Article D2123-22-4-A

…rcise control, in particular to check that the sum of all the financial aid and any tax credit or reduction from which the elected representative benefits, as well as the reimbursement from the munici…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 5: National Patent Register

Article R613-55

Deeds modifying the ownership of a patent application or patent or the enjoyment of the rights attached thereto, such as assignment, grant of a right of exploitation, constitution or assignment of a r…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to the operation of people's savings passbook accounts.

Article R221-55

Any breach of the rules set out in Articles L. 221-13 to L. 221-17, Articles R. 221-33 to R. 221-35, R. 221-37 to R. 221-39, R. 221-42, R. 221-45, D. 221-46, R. 221-47 and R. 221-54 committed by the h…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5: Request for rectification or deletion

Article R50-55

The competent public prosecutor, pursuant to the provisions of article 706-25-12, to order, at the request of the person concerned, the rectification or deletion of the information contained in the fi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: The running of pharmacies.

Article R4235-55

…ganisation of the pharmacy or the pharmacy for internal use must ensure the quality of all the procedures carried out there. The pharmacist must ensure that the public does not have direct access to m…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Appeals against decisions by the Conseil des maisons de vente, the Enforcement Committee or their chairmen

Article R321-55

The decision of the Court of Appeal or of its First President shall be notified, at the registry's request, by any means giving a date certain to the parties, the Government Commissioner and the Publi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: The performance of the duties of clerk of the commercial court by the company and the members.

Article R743-55

Each company governed by this Title is required to take out professional liability insurance.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Associate midwives

Article R6152-550

The provisions of 1° of article R. 6152-501, articles R. 6152-508 to R. 6152-511, R. 6152-513, R. 6152-519-1, R. 6152-520-1 to R. 6152-532 and R. 6152-534 to R. 6152-536 are applicable to associate mi…

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