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Showing 48314840 of 45698 articles for Art. Décret 81-255 du 3-3-1981

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Relay doctors

Article R3413-3

In order to be approved as a relay doctor, the interested party must send the Director General of the Regional Health Agency a file comprising : 1° A statement of his professional activities, places a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Practice of the profession by students

Article R4141-3

The conseil départemental de l'ordre may only give a favourable opinion if the student applicant has passed the fifth year examination in France, offers the necessary guarantees of good character and…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Administrative formalities for companies

Article L123-34

In its relations with the administrations, persons or bodies mentioned in article L. 123-32, a company may not be required to give an identification number other than the unique number allocated under…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 2

Article R421-38

…e. Where applicable, the court decision or settlement must provide a breakdown between compensation due for personal injury and compensation due for damage to property. 3° The insured's contribution i…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Budgets and accounts

Article D4425-32

The statements annexed to the budget documents pursuant to article L. 4425-18 are as follows: I.-Statements annexed to the budget and the administrative account: 1° Tables summarising the status of bo…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Organisation and operation

Article R1435-36

The Regional Intervention Fund is subject to economic and financial control by the State under the conditions laid down by decree no. 55-733 of 26 May 1955.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Medical professions

Article D4421-3

Article D. 4151-25 is applicable in the territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands in the version resulting from decree no. 2023-737 of 8 August 2023.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter IV: Performance of the concession contract by third parties

Article L3134-3

Concession contracts, with the exception of those relating to rail passenger transport mentioned in Chapter I of Title II of Book I of Part Two of the Transport Code covered by Article 5(3) of Regulat…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Extemporaneous preparation and retail sale.

Article L5442-3

…shable by two years' imprisonment and 30,000 euros:1° Soliciting orders for veterinary medicinal products from the public or fulfilling orders for veterinary medicinal products following such solicita…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Popular retirement savings plan

Article L144-3

A decree of the Conseil d'Etat shall lay down the technical rules and conditions for the application of this chapter, in particular the clauses that must be included in these contracts and the article…

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