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Showing 71317140 of 62472 articles for Art. Décret 55-22 du 4-1-1955

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Special rules for monitoring certain medical devices

Article R5212-42

At the end of the care or cosmetic surgery procedures using a medical device on the list provided for in article R. 5212-36, the patient is given a document stating:-the identification of the medical…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Commission du contentieux du stationnement payant (Pay parking disputes commission)

Article L2333-87-4

Decisions of the Commission du contentieux du stationnement payant are handed down by the chairman of the commission or by a magistrate appointed by him, who rules alone. The chairman of the commissio…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Composition

Article R6156-43

…y; -pharmacy.The term of office of members is four years. When the members of a section are renewed during the course of an electoral cycle, the staff representatives are elected for the term remainin…

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection II: Governance of the plan

Article A144-4

…o the rights I hold under this plan."I am fully aware that my request may result in a significant reduction in the annuity that will be paid to me when my rights are settled if the financial markets h…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Examination and conditions of authorisation.

Article R5121-43

…Agency, the results of which will be used to reassess the benefit/risk balance of the medicinal product as defined in the first paragraph of article L. 5121-9 ; 2° It must be possible to supply the m…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
IV: Natural sweet wines

Article 417 bis

…al wines referred to in article 416, liqueur wines with a protected designation of origin, whose production is traditional and customary and which, subject to being subject to a control system offerin…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter VIII: Default in criminal matters

Article 379-4

…iver is recorded by the president of the assize court, where applicable in accordance with the procedure provided for by Article 706-71. The time limits for appeals run from the date of notification t…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Single chapter

Article L5741-4

When a mixed syndicate composed exclusively of public establishments of intercommunal cooperation with their own tax status fulfils the conditions set out in I of article L. 5741-1, it may be transfor…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Adoption of the budget and settlement of accounts

Article LO6471-4

…ntitled to mandate expenditure relating to the capital repayment of annual debt instalments falling due before the budget is voted. In addition, until the adoption of the budget or until 31 March in t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Obligation to report and declare.

Article R1221-49-3

If adverse reactions observed in a blood donor or in a recipient are likely to be due to a product mentioned in II of article L. 5311-1 falling within the scope of another vigilance, a copy of the adv…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
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