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Showing 45014510 of 37768 articles for Art. Loi 89-462 du 6-7-1989

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Prior authorisation

Article R5213-6

The Director General of the Agence Nationale de Sécurité du Médicament et des Produits de Santé may require the communication of all information essential for checking the accuracy of the advertised c…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Prior authorisation

Article R5223-6

The Director General of the Agence Nationale de Sécurité du Médicament et des Produits de Santé may require the communication of all information essential for checking the accuracy of the advertised c…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article L1511-7

The region, metropolitan areas and the metropolis of Lyon may pay grants to the organisations mentioned in 4 of article 238 bis of the General Tax Code whose sole purpose is to participate in the crea…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: General provisions (R)

Article R2221-72

…res to be taken based on the operating results at the end of each financial year and, if necessary, during the financial year. 5° Governs the conditions of recruitment, dismissal and remuneration of s…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5: Surrender procedures resulting from agreements concluded by the European Union with other States.

Article 695-55

The second to last paragraphs of Article 695-23 shall not apply to the surrender procedures mentioned in this section. By way of derogation from the first paragraph of the same Article 695-23, the sur…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Operation of the company.

Article R6223-69

A member may cease his professional activity within the company, provided that he notifies the company by any means that can be proven to have been received. He shall comply with the time limit set by…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title Ia: Electronically supervised home detention sentence

Article 713-45

…ears to be necessary, the sentence enforcement judge may, by order made in accordance with the procedures set out in l'article 712-8, on the basis of a compliant application by the public prosecutor,…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Shareholders' meetings.

Article R225-78

…y to a proxy appointed under the conditions of Article L. 225-106, the provisions of which are reproduced in this document;3° That, if new resolutions are presented to the meeting, the signatory has t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions required to practise as an orthopaedic technician

Article D4364-7

…each of these State diplomas: 1° The conditions of access to training ; 2° The training curriculum: duration of studies, teaching methods, content of theoretical and practical courses and clinical pla…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Appeals against refusal of travel authorisations

Article R312-7-3

A person whose appeal has been rejected by the Deputy Director of Visas may apply to the Administrative Court to have this decision annulled within the time limits laid down in Articles R. 421-1 and R…

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