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Showing 981990 of 30902 articles for Art. Loi Climat 2021-1104 du 22-8-2021

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Compensation for victims

Article L1142-22-1

The Office sends a six-monthly report on its activities to the Government, Parliament and the National Medical Accidents Commission. This report includes a specific section on nosocomial infections of…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Plant breeding

Article L623-22-2

…e to the judicial court. The licence is non-exclusive. In particular, the court shall determine its duration, scope and the amount of royalties to which it gives rise. These conditions may be modified…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Public industrial and commercial services

Article R2224-22-4

The drinking water service regulations organise the procedures for carrying out the inspection provided for by Article L. 2224-12, in compliance with the rules set out in this article.The service resp…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Reimbursement of expenses

Article D2123-22-7

…ceived and specifying that it is non-taxable. The annual declaration provided for in the article 87 du code général des impôts souscrite par la commune mentionne, pour chaque bénéficiaire, le montant…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1a: Organs, tissues and cells removed for autologous therapeutic purposes

Article R1211-22-2

In order to be used for autologous therapeutic purposes, any element or product of the human body removed or collected must be accompanied by a document containing an analysis report signed by the per…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Transmission of the request by the public prosecutor.

Article 728-22-1

The sentenced person may challenge the decision of the representative of the public prosecutor's office before the president of the enforcement division of the court of appeal: 1° To automatically for…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Miscellaneous provisions

Article R123-222-1

…he dissemination of this nomenclature by means of an electronic medium, in accordance with the procedures determined by order of the Minister responsible for the economy.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Master and feeder UCITS

Article L214-22-1

…n exchange agreement with the master UCITS. This agreement may, however, be replaced by internal conduct of business rules when both funds are managed by the same management company. When the master U…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 6: Miscellaneous provisions

Article R6153-1-22

Junior doctors authorised to practise medicine, pharmacy or dentistry in a public health establishment on a temporary basis are recruited under a public law contract. They may only be recruited in the…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Plant breeding

Article L623-22-3

…ear from the date of his application to the holder of the certificate; 2° He is in a position to exploit the variety in a serious and effective manner; 3° The licence is in the public interest having…

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