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Showing 28712880 of 64513 articles for Art. L. 133-4 et R. 133-3

French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Registration and publicity.

Article R4381-40

The Director General of the Regional Health Agency will send a copy of the decision to register the company on the list of non-trading professional companies for nurses or masseur-physiotherapists to…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Information for candidates

Article R6423-4

…of prior learning is provided with information on the conditions of reception, the procedures and methods used by the organisation involved and the quality certifications provided for inarticle L. 63…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article L1431-4

…chairman of the board of directors is elected from among its members.II. - The Board of Governors determines the institution's policy, approves its budget and monitors its implementation.It approves…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Cosmetic products.

Article L5131-4

The Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé publishes the principles of good laboratory practice applicable to non-clinical safety studies intended to assess the safety of…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article L211-4

…nication to the public. The performer may exercise the right of termination referred to in articles L. 212-3-5 and L. 212-3-6.III.-The term of the economic rights of videogram producers is fifty years…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Creation procedure

Article L2113-4

…l boundaries of the départements or regions concerned have been modified by decree in the Conseil d'Etat, in the absence of any reasoned deliberations to the contrary by the département councils and r…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II : Conditions for exercising metropolitan mandates

Article L3632-4

The functional allowance voted by the Metropolitan Council for the effective performance of the duties of President of the Metropolitan Council is at most equal to the reference term mentioned in arti…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Authorisation and swearing-in of agents

Article R331-4

…hich he was authorised.The authorisation is also terminated when the conditions defined in articles R. 331-2 and R. 331-3 cease to be met. The person concerned is informed in advance of the reasons fo…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single chapter

Article L4031-4

…instituted, paid on a compulsory basis by each member of one of the agreements mentioned in article L. 4031-3. This contribution is earmarked to finance the regional unions of healthcare professionals…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Extemporaneous preparation.

Article R5143-4

The pharmacist or veterinary surgeon under whose authority the facilities for the extemporaneous preparation of medicated feed are operated is bound by an agreement with the user and : 1° Places order…

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