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Showing 87018710 of 69024 articles for Art. L. 221-8 + Art. R. 221-30 à R. 221-37

French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Complaints

Article R4163-38

The Commission may validly rule if one of the members mentioned in 1° of Article R. 4163-37 and one of the members mentioned in 2° of the same article are present. Opinions are adopted by majority vot…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Compensation procedures.

Article R211-39

The correspondence sent by the insurer in application of articles R. 211-37 and R. 211-38 shall mention, in addition to the information provided for in article L. 211-10, the name of the person respon…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Freedom to provide services

Article R4351-25

The provisions of articles R. 4331-12 to R. 4331-15 are applicable to the provision of services by medical electroradiology manipulators whose declaration is provided for in article L. 4351-8.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Unseizability.

Article R526-1

In accordance with article R. 123-37, are indicated in the application for registration in the trade and companies register of the natural person: 1° The declaration of unseizability of his rights ove…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Transport and escort of prisoners hospitalised in specially adapted units

Article R3214-21

…ace of consultation or hospitalisation outside the unit for somatic reasons are set out in articles R. 215-30, R. 215-31 and R. 215-32 of the Penitentiary Code.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Hospital duties for medical students.

Article R6153-62

The provisions of articles R. 6142-4 and R. 6142-30 do not apply to the agreements relating to the organisation of hospital placements provided for in article R. 6153-60. These agreements determine th…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter IVa: Withholding

Article R614-36

Subject to the provisions of Article R. 614-37, Chapter Va of Title III of Book III is applicable to the detention by the customs administration of goods likely to infringe patents for invention, as p…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Provisions specific to Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon

Article R591-14

…to the prefecture are replaced by references to the State services in the collectivity; 2° Article R. 521-7 does not apply; 3° In the second paragraph of Article R. 521-8, the word "other" is deleted…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title III: Judging of contraventions

Article R48-1

…ult in a withdrawal of points allocated to the driving licence subject to the provisions of article R. 49-8-5 relating to the reduced fixed fine; 2° Offences relating to transport and traffic punishab…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Provisions specific to Saint Pierre and Miquelon

Article R761-7

…y references to the court of first instance and the higher court of appeal respectively; 3° Article R. 711-1 reads as follows: "Art. R. 711-1.-The decision imposing an obligation to leave French terri…

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