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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Pharmacists and veterinary assistants in veterinary pharmaceutical establishments.

Article R5142-40

For the purposes of calculating the number of staff referred to in articles R. 5142-38 and R. 5142-39, account is taken of persons engaged in the following operations: 1° Manufacturing and import oper…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Operation

Article R6156-40

The Chairman of the Board of Governors shall adopt the rules of procedure, drawn up on the basis of a draft prepared by the Minister for Health, after obtaining the opinion of the Board sitting in ple…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Common provisions.

Article R642-40

In application of Article L. 642-22-1, transfers of businesses and realisations of assets are publicised by the mandataires de justice by means of a computer service accessible via the internet.Any tr…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: State diploma in youth, popular education and sport

Article D212-40

The diplôme d'Etat de la jeunesse, de l'éducation populaire et du sport (state diploma in youth, popular education and sport) is obtained by accumulation of four units defined by order of the minister…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to the operation of people's savings passbook accounts.

Article R221-40

Popular savings passbook accounts may be opened in banks, establishments and organisations authorised to receive deposits from the public and meeting the conditions set out in article R. 221-61.

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 16: Partial or total transfer of the business.

Article R631-40

…the first paragraph of article R. 642-10, are applicable to the assignment referred to in l'article L. 631-22. The mandataire judiciaire performs the duties devolved to the liquidator by articles R. 6…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: The Managing Director's right to derogate

Article R1435-40

…the creation and activities of healthcare establishments and the facilities referred to in Articles L. 6322-1 to L. 6322-3, as well as the medico-social establishments and services mentioned inarticle…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Organisation of work

Article D1432-40

The specialised commission for medico-social care and support is responsible for :1° Preparing an opinion on the draft regional health plan;2° Contributing to the assessment of medico-social needs and…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Financing arrangements for basic training for representatives of users of the healthcare system

Article D1114-40

…ed to each approved association at national level is set by the order provided for in IV of article L. 221-1-3 of the Social Security Code. The amount of the subsidy allocated to each approved associa…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Approval, implementation and control of the statement of estimated revenue and expenditure.

Article R6145-40

…4° The Director General of the Regional Health Agency applies the provisions of I and II of Article L. 6145-4; 5° The Director General of the Regional Health Agency notifies the institution for the fi…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
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