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Showing 10611070 of 55421 articles for Art. Law 2010-788 of 12 July 2010

French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Procedure for authorising the import and export of elements or products of the human body mentioned in Article R. 1245-1, in the emergency situations provided for in III of Article L. 1245-5

Article R1245-12

The application for authorisation provided for in III of Article L. 1245-5 shall be sent to the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé, by any mean…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Freedom of establishment and freedom to provide services within the territory of States party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article L522-12

In this subsection and for the application of the provisions relating to freedom of establishment and freedom to provide services :1° "competent authorities" means the authority or authorities of a Me…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Savings products

Article L744-12

The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same tabl…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 6: Nature of the continuous assessment of knowledge leading to the brevet d'Etat d'éducateur sportif à trois degrés (three-degree state diploma for sports instructors) during training under the responsibility of the Minister for Sport

Article A212-129

…he training leading to the three-stage "brevet d'Etat d'éducateur sportif" by continuous assessment of knowledge, during a course under the responsibility of the Minister for Sport, is subject to the…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Constitution.

Article L322-12

The main purpose of the central insurance companies created by law no. 73-8 of 4 January 1973 relating to the implementation of employee shareholding in national banks and national insurance companies…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Inclusion on the lists of espoir athletes and national teams

Article R221-12

A list of national team athletes includes athletes who contribute to the performance of the French national teams in a recognised elite sport discipline without demonstrating a sufficient level of spo…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Expiry of the contract term and continuation after expiry.

Article L1243-12

Notwithstanding the provisions of articles L. 1242-8 and L. 1242-8-1 relating to the duration of the contract, when an employee holding a fixed-term employment contract is exposed to ionising radiatio…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Enforcement of the judgment and individual compensation for damages

Article L1143-12

…he judge's authorisation, the association may call upon any person belonging to a regulated legal profession, the list of which shall be determined by decree of the Conseil d'Etat, to assist it.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Denunciation by one of the signatory employers or employees.

Article L2261-12

When the denunciation of a branch agreement or a professional or interprofessional agreement comes from a single signatory organisation, either for the employers' side or for the employees' side, conc…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Title II: Management of copyright and related rights by an organisation

Article R329-12

If an approved organisation ceases to fulfil one of the conditions set out in Article R. 329-7, the Minister responsible for culture shall give it written notice to comply with the conditions of appro…

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