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Showing 10311040 of 32219 articles for Art. Décret 87-713 du 26-8-1987

French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Definition of taxable income

Article 80

…t salaires les rémunérations perçues par les dirigeants d'organismes mentionnés au troisième alinéa du d du 1° du 7 de l'article 261 when the payment of this remuneration complies with the conditions…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Medicinal products reserved for hospital use

Article R5121-83

Classification in the category of medicinal products reserved for hospital use has the following effects: 1° Prescription of the medicinal product is reserved : a) To a doctor, dental surgeon or midwi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Medicinal products initially prescribed in hospitals

Article R5121-88

Classification in the category of medicinal products subject to initial hospital prescription has the following effects:1° The initial prescription of the medicinal product is reserved :a) To a doctor…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Medicinal products reserved for hospital use

Article R5121-82

Classification in the category of medicinal products reserved for hospital use may only take place if the restrictions on prescribing, dispensing and administration of the medicinal product are justif…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Medicinal products initially prescribed in hospitals

Article R5121-89

…iption framework under III of article L. 5121-12-1 or the import authorisation for the medicinal product may reserve its prescription to the doctors mentioned in article R. 5121-88 who hold a qualific…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 8: External company employee representative on the health, safety and working conditions committee

Article L2412-8

…Environment Code or mentioned in Article L. 211-2 of the Mining Code, before the expiry of the term due to serious misconduct or unfitness certified by the occupational physician, or on expiry of the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: The bringing of a civil action and its effects

Article 85

…of derogation from Article 5 of this Code, a victim who has brought an action before a civil court during the period provided for in the second paragraph may bring a civil action before the examining…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article R4211-8

The Regional Council decides on any sale of shares in a commercial company that it holds in the light of a report drawn up, at the time of the sale, by one or more experts chosen from persons offering…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions relating to leave for health or family reasons

Article R6152-818

…rticle R. 321-2 of the Social Security Code, the cash benefits provided by the general scheme are reduced, the remuneration paid in the event of sick leave, long-term sick leave or long-term leave is…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions relating to leave for health or family reasons

Article R6152-820

When it has been medically established by the medical committee mentioned in article R. 6152-36 that the person concerned is unfit to hold his post, the appointing authority shall seek to redeploy him…

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