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Showing 66216630 of 64513 articles for Art. L. 133-4 et R. 133-3

French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Criminal provisions

Article R7421-4

Failure to comply with the provisions of articles L. 7421-1 and L. 7421-2 or the regulations made for their application, is punishable by a fine of the third class, imposed as many times as there are…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L6161-3

…for the purposes of their audit. They are forwarded to the regional health agency under conditions set by regulation. All other accounting documents required for the audit are made available to the pr…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Ventilation.

Article R4534-45

…is carried out under the following conditions: 1° At least 200 litres of air per second per square metre of the largest section of the ventilated gallery are introduced at the working face by means of…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: The Public Prosecutor's Office

Article R15-33-37

The authorisation may be withdrawn if the person ceases to satisfy one of the conditions set out in Article R. 15-33-33 or if it does not perform the tasks entrusted to it satisfactorily. This withdra…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Special financial provisions applicable to public health establishments in Mayotte

Article L6416-3

…l grant paid by the Mayotte social security fund; 2° The income from invoicing mentioned in article L. 6416-5; 3° Other income.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Patent rights

Article L613-2-4

The protection referred to in articles L. 613-2-2 and L. 613-2-3 shall not extend to biological material obtained by reproduction or multiplication of biological material placed on the market in the t…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article L211-3

…or the public in political, administrative, judicial or academic assemblies, as well as in public meetings of a political nature and official ceremonies ;d) The communication to the public or reproduc…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Definitions.

Article R5221-4

…he purpose of obtaining a sample; 2° Specimen receptacle, any in vitro diagnostic medical device, whether vacuum-formed or not, primarily intended by its manufacturer to receive directly the specimen…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Physiotherapists.

Article L4321-19-4

I.-A territorial council of the order of masseur-physiotherapists is constituted in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon when the number of masseur-physiotherapists practising there is at least equal to twice the…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L432-4-1

The Chairman of the body referred to in the first paragraph of article L. 432-2 delegates all of his powers of operational management of the aforementioned body to the General Manager of this body. Th…

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