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Showing 27912800 of 65336 articles for Art. L 143-12 à L 143-15

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General duties.

Article R4235-15

All pharmacists must ensure that their assistants, delegates or deputy directors are registered with the ordre. Any pharmacist who is replaced in his functions must ensure that his replacement satisfi…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Role of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé.

Article R5121-157

I.-The Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé, on the basis of concerns resulting from the evaluation of data from pharmacovigilance activities, in…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Obligations, liabilities and guarantees.

Article R522-15

The rates annexed to the establishment's specific regulations include the cost of fire insurance, which is added to the cost of storage. The policies taken out by the operator must include a waiver by…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions applicable to joint ventures.

Article R814-157

The withdrawal or admission of a partner gives rise to the publication mentioned in the second and third paragraphs of Article R. 814-155 and, for the new partner, the provisions of articles R. 814-66…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Conditions for issuing, suspending or revoking approval for bodies providing training for local elected representatives (R)

Article R1221-15

The application for approval is submitted to the prefecture against receipt. It is forwarded by the prefect to the minister responsible for local authorities who, before making a decision, must submit…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Lead and its compounds

Article R4412-159

When work clothes are washed by an external company, they are transported in closed containers, with clearly legible signs indicating the presence of lead, without prejudice to the provisions of artic…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Publication in the Bulletin officiel des annonces civiles et commerciales.

Article R123-157

The notice in the Bulletin officiel des annonces civiles et commerciales contains for companies and economic interest groupings:1° The registration references;2° The company name or name followed, whe…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions.

Article R712-15

The budget is a single document comprising all the accounts showing the activities carried out directly by the establishment and those which it controls through the intermediary of persons dependent o…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 722-15

When several companies together promote the same audiovisual work abroad for the same territory or for different territories, the application for aid for this expenditure is submitted by one of these…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
Ia: Business value added tax

Article 1586 septies

The amount of the business value added tax, after application of Article 1586 quater, may not, for businesses whose turnover, within the meaning of articles 1586 quinquies and 1586 sexies, exceeds €50…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
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