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Showing 19511960 of 63423 articles for Art. Decree 2023-1021 of 3-11-2023

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Minimum standards applicable to infant consultations.

Article R2132-11

Doctors assigned to infant consultations must be approved by the doctor in charge of the departmental maternal and child protection service. These doctors must have special knowledge of paediatrics an…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Security protocol.

Article R4515-11

Heads of host and transport companies shall keep a copy of each safety protocol, dated and signed, at the disposal of: 1° the social and economic committees of the companies concerned; 2° the labour i…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions common to elections to the various disciplinary boards and chambers

Article R4125-11

Where votes are cast by post, they must be sent to or deposited with the head office of the relevant organising council. Voting closes on election day at the time specified when the elections are anno…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Prior authorisation

Article R5223-11

In an emergency, the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé may suspend the authorisation of an advertisement for a maximum period of three months.

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Merger

Article L236-11

Where, since the filing of the draft terms of merger with the clerk of the commercial court and until completion of the transaction, the acquiring company permanently holds all the shares representing…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Budgetary and accounting organisation

Article R1222-11

Each year, the President of the institution presents to the Board of Directors an estimate of income and expenditure, which includes :1° An operating section ;2° A limited capital transactions section…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Work involving exposure to dangerous chemical agents

Article D4152-11

The employer shall inform women of the potentially harmful effects of exposure to certain chemical substances on fertility, the embryo, the foetus or the child under the conditions set out in Article…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Authorisation procedure.

Article R2324-11

On receipt of the information referred to in article R. 2324-10, the prefect of the department in which the holiday or leisure centre is located shall refer the matter to the president of the departme…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions applicable to professional non-trading companies

Article R814-116

Company shares corresponding to cash contributions must be paid up, at the time of subscription, by at least half of their nominal value. The remainder must be paid up, in one or more instalments, eit…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions applicable to professional non-trading companies

Article R814-112

The registered office of the société civile professionnelle is fixed at the professional domicile common to several or all of the partners or at the professional domicile of one of them.

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