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Showing 17311740 of 62564 articles for Art. L. 145-7-1

French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Supervisory Board, Executive Board and Management Board

Article L6143-7-2

…dministrative Committee, except in the case of provisional administration as referred to in article L. 6143-3-1.The management posts mentioned in 1° and 2° give entitlement to a pension either from th…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: International trade mark

Article R*717-1-1

Article R. * 712-23-2 shall apply to the international trademark registrations referred to in Article R. 717-1, within the same limit and subject to the same reservation.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Projects subject to authorisation

Article R212-7-1

For the application of the provisions of article L. 212-9, the cinematographic area of influence of a cinema development project corresponds to the geographical area within which the cinematographic e…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: General conditions of practice.

Article R2122-7-1

Decisions taken by the mayor by delegation from the town council or by a deputy or town councillor by sub-delegation are recorded in the register of deliberations in date order, under the conditions p…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Tests to verify knowledge

Article R4221-7-1

…proposed for the skills consolidation courses provided for in the penultimate paragraph of article L. 4221-12. The skills consolidation pathways may be set up in public health establishments, private…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Coverage of apprenticeship contracts

Article D6332-79-1

I.-When France Compétences revises the recommendations during the two-year period provided for in IV of article D. 6332-78-1 and V of article D. 6332-79, it invites the professional branches, by any m…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Coverage of apprenticeship contracts

Article D6332-78-1

…ces has a period of two months in which to issue the recommendations provided for in 10° of Article L. 6123-5.III-The recommendations of France Compétences provided for in 1° of I of Article L. 6332-1…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXV: Procedure applicable to organised crime and delinquency and to felonies

Article 706-73

…ided for in articles 222-52 à 222-54,222-56 à 222-59,322-6-1 et 322-11-1du code pénal, aux articles L. 2339-2, L. 2339-3, L. 2339-10, L. 2341-4, L. 2353-4 et L. 2353-5 du code de la défense ainsi que…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Special provisions

Article D412-7-1

I.-The indication provided for in Article L. 412-7 is one of the following:-" For optimal tasting, " before the indication of the date of minimum durability under the conditions laid down in 1 of Anne…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4a: Compensation for victims of benfluorex

Article L1142-24-7

…silence or explicit refusal on the part of the insurer or the liable person referred to in Article L. 1142-24-6 to make an offer or in the event of a manifestly inadequate offer, the Office shall be…

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