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Showing 18811890 of 69024 articles for Art. L. 221-8 + Art. R. 221-30 à R. 221-37

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER VI : Resource equalisation

Article R2336-8

The portions of the envelope calculated under the conditions set out in article R. 2336-7 accruing to the communes of the territorial collectivity of Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon and to the territorial co…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Filing formalities

Article R512-8

…copy of the application for registration containing the mention provided for in a of 1° of Article R. 512-3 and at least one copy of the graphic or photographic reproduction of the design(s) provided…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: List of reference works

Article 311-30

…311-8 and has contributed to the initial contribution mentioned in the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Training period.

Article R742-8

The duration of the traineeship is one year. It is reduced to three months for the persons mentioned in article R. 742-3.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Personal protective equipment

Article R4313-82

…the manufacturer's choice, either to the EC quality assurance system procedure defined by Articles R. 4313-57 to R. 4313-61, or to the EC production quality assurance system procedure with surveillan…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R6145-81

…al Health Agency are informed without delay by the legal representatives mentioned in II of Article R. 6145-80 of any factor likely to have a lasting effect on the University Hospital Centre's financi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Experimentation.

Article R5141-8

…n criteria; 4° For the veterinary medicinal product to be tested: a) Its name as defined in Article R. 5141-1 or its code name ; b) Its pharmaceutical form; c) Its qualitative and quantitative composi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Specific procedures applicable to occupational health professionals, occupational health and prevention services and occupational health services in agriculture, providing enhanced individual monitoring of a worker exposed to ionising radiation

Article R4451-86

…nt the number of occupational health physicians who have received the training mentioned in article R. 4451-85. II -The regional director of companies, competition, consumption, work and employment, a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Professional acts.

Article R4342-8

…needs encountered, orthoptists take part, within the framework of the acts provided for in articles R. 4342-1 to R. 4342-7, in various educational, preventive, screening, training, research and superv…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Special provisions for certain premises or locations

Article R4226-8

For the application of articles R. 4226-5 and R. 4226-6 in premises or locations where explosive atmospheres may occur, the employer shall implement the provisions of section 6 of chapter VII of this…

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