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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Agreements between regional health agencies and health insurance organisations

Article R1434-17

…tiannual contract of objectives and resources of the regional health agency provided for in article L. 1433-2 of this Code and the multiannual management contract of each health insurance organisation…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Municipal associations (R).

Article R2511-17

Applications from associations wishing to benefit from the provisions of article L. 2511-24 are sent to the arrondissement mayor. The arrondissement mayor is required to register applications submitte…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: One-stop shop for live performances

Article R7122-17

…ses two parts: 1° A first part which enables the pre-employment declaration provided for in Article L. 1221-10 to be made; 2° A second part enabling the other obligations mentioned in articles L. 7122…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
C: Criminal penalties

Article 1751 A

The disclosure of the full name of the beneficiary of an authorisation issued pursuant to Articles L. 286 B et L. 286 BA of the Book of Tax Procedures or of any element enabling his personal identific…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Sampling in three samples

Article R512-17

…alysis, the other two may be sent to the experts appointed under the conditions defined in articles L. 512-42 à L. 512-49.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions (R).

Article R5215-17

…tance of the works, transferred to the urban community under the conditions provided for by article L. 5215-28. The provisions of article L. 5215-39 are applicable, as regards these works, from the da…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Companies or organisations exploiting a medicinal product or a product mentioned in Article R. 5121-150

Article R5121-172

For the medicinal products mentioned in 1° of II of article L. 5121-12 and in II of article L. 5121-12-1, the obligations set out in article R. 5121-161 and articles R. 5121-166 to R. 5121-170 are car…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Withdrawal of approval

Article R7232-17

…ut its activity in the field of personal services on an exclusive basis, in accordance with Article L. 7232-1-1, subject to 5° ; 5° An undertaking by the legal representative of the oral person exempt…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Exemptions granted by the Prefect

Article R3132-17

The extension authorisations provided for in Article L. 3132-23 apply to establishments located in the same locality, carrying on the same activity and serving the same clientele. The extension author…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Proposal for redeployment leave

Article R1233-17

…the conditions of implementation of the redeployment leave at the meetings provided for in articles L. 1233-8, in the event of redundancies of less than ten employees within the same thirty-day period…

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