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Showing 11611170 of 32219 articles for Art. Décret 87-713 du 26-8-1987

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Regional antibiotic therapy centres

Article R1413-86

In each region, for the implementation of the health policy guidelines defined in article L. 1411-1 contributing to the prevention of antibiotic resistance with regard to the proper use of antibiotics…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: National coordination and national missions

Article R1413-89

…fter receiving the opinion of the Director General of the relevant Regional Health Agency. The procedures for defining and carrying out this national mission are the subject of an agreement between th…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title I: Provisions applicable in French Polynesia, the Wallis and Futuna Islands and New Caledonia

Article 829

Without prejudice to the application of Article 257, jury duty is also incompatible with the following functions: assessors of the tribunal du travail; assessors of the tribunal mixte de commerce; ass…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: General provisions

Article 887

…or by the affixing of mobile stamps, or by means of the stamp visa, or on declaration or on the production of statements or extracts, or electronically by means of a dematerialised stamp.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title I: Provisions applicable in French Polynesia, the Wallis and Futuna Islands and New Caledonia

Article 837

For the application of Article 398-1 in French Polynesia, New Caledonia and the Wallis and Futuna Islands: 1° The 2° is worded as follows: "2° The offences provided for by the locally applicable provi…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title I: Provisions applicable in French Polynesia, the Wallis and Futuna Islands and New Caledonia

Article 808

The second paragraph of article 2-8 is worded as follows:"Any association that has been duly registered for at least five years at the date of the events and whose purpose, by virtue of its articles o…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: General provisions

Article 889

…ement dated and signed by the competent public accountant. This endorsement contains details of the duties subsequently due, expressed in figures, and the total of these duties in words. Cash payment…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subtitle IV: Other procedures

Article 848

…sation of justice for the 21st century: 1° The action initiated on the basis of the loi n° 2008-496 du 27 mai 2008 portant diverses dispositions d'adaptation au droit communautaire dans le domaine de…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Support centres for the prevention of healthcare-associated infections

Article R1413-83

In each region, a support centre for the prevention of healthcare-associated infections is responsible for implementing the health policy guidelines defined in article L. 1411-1 , with a view to preve…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Support centres for the prevention of healthcare-associated infections

Article R1413-84

The Director General of the Regional Health Agency shall designate a health establishment in which the support centre for the prevention of healthcare-associated infections is to be located, for a ren…

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