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Showing 97719780 of 54779 articles for Art. Ordinance 2019-359 of 24 April 2019 – restrictive-practices reform

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Provisions applicable to archiving

Article A53-6

…iving system. This system guarantees the preservation, integrity, intelligibility and accessibility of the documents it contains, as well as the traceability of consultation, deposit, migration, delet…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Provisions relating to the recording of hearings in specialised criminal courts

Article A53-10

When the first president of the court of appeal decides to apply the provisions of article 802-3, he shall inform all the civil parties and their respective lawyers by any means. The latter must infor…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Freedom of establishment

Article R4371-3

…on examines the knowledge, skills and competencies acquired during the person's initial training, professional experience and lifelong learning which have been validated by a competent body, in accord…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Freedom of establishment

Article R4371-4

The following are laid down by order of the Minister for Health:1° The composition of the file submitted in support of the application for authorisation ;2° The composition of the aptitude test panel…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Freedom of establishment

Article R4371-2

The Prefect of the region designated by order of the Minister responsible for health issues the licence to practice provided for in article L. 4371-4, after obtaining the opinion of the dieticians' co…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 1: Film ombudsman

Article L213-6-1

The Cinema Mediator intervenes in the settlement of disputes and takes his decisions without receiving instructions from any authority. These decisions may not be overturned.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Submission of returns

Article A123-44

…ations shall be made on documents complying with the models registered by the Directorate in charge of State Reform. Declarations transmitted electronically are drawn up using the same model.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Rights of press publishers and press agencies

Article L218-5

I.-Professional journalists or journalists treated as such, within the meaning of articles L. 7111-3 to L. 7111-5 of the Labour Code, and other authors of works included in the press publications refe…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Preventive measures and resources

Article R4453-14

…They are subject to restriction or access control when workers are likely to be exposed to levels of electromagnetic fields exceeding the exposure limit values. When access to these areas is restric…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1a: Freedom to provide services by industrial property agents established on the territory of a Member State of the European Community or a State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article R422-7-2

The professionals mentioned in Article R. 422-7-1 are required, when carrying out their activity in France, to comply with the rules set out in the articles L. 422-8 and R. 422-52 to R. 422-54. In the…

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