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Showing 39713980 of 5611 articles for Art. Directive 86/653/EEC – 18 Dec. 1986

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Practice of the profession

Article R4312-43

The nurse applies and complies with the protocols drawn up by the doctor in accordance with the provisions of articles R. 4311-7 and R. 4311-14. Whenever they consider it essential, nurses ask the doc…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Duties towards colleagues

Article R4312-87

Once he has completed his assignment and ensured continuity of care, the replacement nurse gives up all his replacement activities with the clientele of the replaced nurse. A nurse who replaces one of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Associate assistants.

Article R6152-538

Practitioners who do not meet the conditions indicated in article R. 6152-503, but who have completed their medical, odontological or pharmaceutical studies and who, in addition, meet the diploma, qua…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Termination of service

Article R6152-932

The associate practitioner may submit his resignation to the Director General of the Centre national de gestion des praticiens hospitaliers et des personnels de direction de la fonction publique hospi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Bodies of the commune

Article L2573-7

…the training of local elected representatives.L. 2123-17Law no. 96-142 of 21 February 1996. L. 2123-18 law no. 2019-1461 of 27 December 2019 L. 2123-18-1 law no. 2002-276 of 27 February 2002 L. 2123-1…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Value added tax

Article 291

…decision of the European Commission taken pursuant to the first paragraph of Article 53 of Council Directive 2009/132/EC of 19 October 2009 determining the scope of Article 143(b) and (c) of Directiv…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Single section: Sale of products without packaging

Article D120-7

…d, placed on the market under conditions meeting the requirements of Annex II of Regulation (EC) No 183/2005 laying down requirements for feed hygiene, and without prejudice to 5° ; 5° Raw petfood as…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subtitle I: Public and civil proceedings

Article 2-25

…ts and other attacks, abductions and kidnappings punishable by articles 221-1 à 221-5-5,222-1 à 222-18-3,222-22 à 222-33-1,223-1-1 et 224-1 to 224-5-2 of the Penal Code, if it proves that it has recei…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Termination by mutual agreement as part of a collective agreement on collective redundancy by mutual agreement

Article L1237-19-2

…ual agreement of the parties, where applicable under the conditions provided for in article L. 1237-18-4. Employees benefiting from the protection mentioned in Chapter I of Title I of Book IV of Part…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Jurisdiction of specialised courts

Article 706-75

…es and offences falling within the scope of Articles 706-73, with the exception of 11°, 11° bis and 18°, 706-73-1, excluding the 11°, or 706-74, in cases that are or would appear to be of great comple…

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