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Showing 17011710 of 28175 articles for Art. Loi 1975-1334 du 31-12-1975

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Installation conditions

Article R5125-12

…rofessions in accordance with the laws and regulations in force. The applicant may not practise the dual profession until he or she has received a certificate from the Director General of the Regional…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Rules common to all types of practice

Article R4321-127

In accordance with the provisions of article L. 4113-9, the regular practice of physiotherapy, in any form whatsoever, within a company, a local authority, a health care organisation or an institution…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V: Terms and conditions of office

Article L7125-12

Councillors to the Assembly of French Guiana are entitled to training appropriate to their duties. Training is compulsorily organised during the first year of office for elected representatives who ha…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER VII: Terms and conditions of office

Article L7227-12

…to the Martinique Assembly and executive councillors are entitled to training appropriate to their duties. Training is compulsorily organised during the first year of office for elected representativ…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Undertakings for collective real estate investment.

Article D214-124

I. - An undertaking for collective real estate investment may change its currency unit from one financial year to another. This change may only be made on the opening date of a financial year. The inf…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 3: Approval of cinemas

Article R212-12-4

If the President of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée remains silent for more than four months on an application for approval mentioned in article R. 212-12, this is deemed to be a de…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Electronic voting.

Article D4233-12

…as the "voter file", the "candidate file" and the "contents of the electronic ballot box". The procedures for organising electronic voting via the internet are set out in the electoral regulations ref…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Undertakings for collective real estate investment.

Article R214-123

…jective of the undertaking ; 2° A description of developments on the property and financial markets during the financial year; 3° An annotated description of significant events during the financial ye…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Conditions for exercising municipal mandates

Article L2123-12

Members of a town council are entitled to training appropriate to their duties. Training is compulsorily organised during the first year of office for elected representatives who have received a deleg…

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

Article R321-12

…ent organisation requested by another organisation to ensure the management of multi-territorial exploitation authorisations in accordance with article L. 325-3 shall give a written response within on…

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