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Showing 23612370 of 3730 articles for Art. EU Directive 85/374/EEC

French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: The institution and its missions

Article R741-2

The court clerk, under the authority of the president of the court and the supervision of the public prosecutor, directs all the services of the registry. He keeps the various registers provided for b…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Departmental and territorial fire and rescue services

Article D1424-32-5

The minimum rate of subsidy may not be less than 20% of the estimated amount of subsidisable expenditure excluding tax. The maximum rate of grant may not exceed 60% of this amount, or of the final amo…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Appointment of the mediator

Article R2523-4

The mediation procedure is initiated: 1° Either after a conciliation procedure has failed, by the Minister responsible for labour or by the chairman of the regional conciliation commission, at the req…

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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

…ons indicated in article R. 6152-503, but who have completed their medical, odontological or pharmaceutical studies and who, in addition, meet the diploma, qualification and training conditions laid d…

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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 Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Value added tax

Article 291

…entry into France of goods originating in or coming from a State or territory not belonging to the European Union, and which have not been released for free circulation, or of goods coming from a ter…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Public industrial and commercial services

Article L2224-17-1

…age.The report specifies, where applicable, the energy performance of the facilities with regard to Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 November 2008 on waste and…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Investment rules

Article R214-13

…or units or shares of FIAs governed by French law or FIAs established in other Member States of the European Union or in other States party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, as well as i…

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