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Showing 84718480 of 62472 articles for Art. Décret 55-22 du 4-1-1955

French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Operating conditions

Article R1435-9-4

The signatory of the start of practice contract provided for in article R. 1435-9-1 undertakes to practice in the areas mentioned in article R. 1435-9-1 for a minimum number of half-days per week, per…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Coordination of regional cooperation between the French West Indies and French Guiana

Article R*4433-29

…al cooperation conference. The conference is informed of the cooperation policies and programmes conducted by the State and the local authorities. It shall examine actions to coordinate these policies…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Financial and accounting provisions

Article R823-19

The laboratory is subject to the economic and financial control of the State provided for by the décret n° 53-707 du 9 août 1953 relatif au contrôle de l'Etat dans les entreprises publiques nationales…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section X: Special provisions applicable to mining-related property damage

Article R*421-74

Interested owners must enclose the following documents and information with their claim for compensation:1. A certified copy of the deed of transfer by which they acquired the damaged property, accomp…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Responsibilities.

Article L462-4-2

…cess to the offices of advocates at the Conseil d'Etat and the Cour de cassation, with a view to gradually increasing the number of these offices. It also draws up a report on the access of women and…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1a: National health identifier

Article R1111-8-4

The use of health data and administrative data referenced with the national health identifier is only authorised as part of personal data processing if the following two conditions are met:1° The purp…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Directors elected or appointed by employees

Article R225-34-4

…L. 225-27-1 is determined by the Board of Directors, but may not be less than forty hours per year, during the term of office. This time is taken from actual working time and remunerated as such at th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Guarantees granted at the end of the term of office.

Article R3123-8-4

…nt of the allowance is equal to 80% of the difference between the gross monthly allowance, before deduction of tax at source, that the person concerned received for the performance of his or her elect…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Guarantees granted at the end of the term of office.

Article R4135-8-4

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Counterfeiting litigation

Article L716-4-8

The court may order, of its own motion or at the request of any person with standing to bring an infringement action, all legally permissible investigative measures even if a seizure for infringement…

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