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Showing 10911100 of 67070 articles for Art. L 228-19 · Arts. R 228-21 and R 228-22

French Labour CodeIn force
Section 8: Specific provisions governing the exceeding of exposure limit values relating to sensory effects

Article R4453-22

The employer shall ensure that additional preventive measures and resources are implemented to guarantee the health and safety of workers.

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions common to elections to the various disciplinary boards and chambers

Article R4125-21

The time limit for appealing to the administrative court against elections to disciplinary boards and chambers is fifteen days. This period runs, for the voters, from the day of the election and, for…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Examination for admission to the traineeship.

Article R321-22

The examination for access to the traineeship is held at least once a year. The conditions of organisation, the programme and the procedures for the examination, which includes written and oral tests…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Internal regulations

Article R7124-22

The Economic, Social, Environmental, Cultural and Education Council shall draw up its own rules of procedure.The rules of procedure shall lay down the conditions for the election of the Chairman, the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Publication formalities.

Article R210-21

I.-The independent third-party body referred to in 4° of Article L. 210-10 is designated from among the bodies accredited for this purpose by the French Accreditation Committee defined by the décret n…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Issue of approval

Article R1253-22

The administrative authority has one month following receipt of the application for approval to notify the employers' group of its decision. If approval is refused, reasons must be given for the decis…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Reimbursement of travel and subsistence expenses

Article R2123-22-2

Members of the Town Council may claim, on presentation of supporting documents, reimbursement of the travel and subsistence expenses they incur when travelling outside the territory of the municipalit…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Operating conditions common to clinical and biological activities involving medically assisted procreation

Article R2142-21

Each health establishment, organisation, health cooperation group or medical biology laboratory authorised to carry out medically assisted procreation activities shall set up and keep up to date a qua…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 17: Conditions for authorisation of individually prepared advanced therapy medicinal products

Article R5121-212

The Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé will notify the applicant of his decision within a maximum of one hundred and twenty days from the date…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Prohibition of certain customer-seeking procedures and prohibition of certain agreements or arrangements.

Article R4235-21

Pharmacists may not interfere with customers' free choice of pharmacist. They must refrain from any act of unfair competition.

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
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