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Showing 26512660 of 70794 articles for Art. R 143-1 à R 143-3 · Cass. com. 28 April 2004 · Cass. com. 20 October 1998 · Cass. com. 7 March 2000 · Cass. com. 25 February 2003 · Loi 2015-990 du 6 août 2015

French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 7: Overseas departments, Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Martin and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon

Article R6152-72

The transport costs of practitioners, their spouses and dependent children within the meaning of Book V of the Social Security Code, as well as the costs of moving their furniture, relating to their c…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 7: Overseas departments, Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Martin and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon

Article R6152-70

When a practitioner working in an overseas department, Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Martin, Mayotte or Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon requests to accumulate his/her entitlement to training leave for two successi…

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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 R422-7-1

When a professional established on the territory of a Member State of the European Union or of a State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area is entitled to represent persons in industri…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions

Article R224-6-1

Pursuant to Article L. 224-7-1, the reporting obligations defined in Articles L. 132-9-6 of the French Insurance Code, L. 223-10-5 of the French Mutual Code and L. 312-21-1 apply to unliquidated contr…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Provisions specific to Martinique

Article R*651-6

The competent authority in the cases provided for in article R.* 632-2 is the State representative.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Establishments manufacturing, importing or distributing medicated feed.

Article R5142-60

The provisions relating to full-time practice and replacement contained in articles R. 5142-20 and R. 5142-22 to R. 5142-30 do not apply to the pharmacist or veterinarian mentioned in article R. 5142-…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Fire and rescue centres (R)

Article R1424-39

Fire and rescue centres are created and classified by order of the prefect on the basis of the departmental risk analysis and coverage plan and operational regulations as well as the number and type o…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Compulsory acts

Article 282

The list of session jurors as drawn up in accordance with the requirements of Article 266 shall be served on each accused not later than the day before the opening of the trial. This list must contain…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Compulsory acts

Article 281

The public prosecutor and the civil party shall serve on the accused, the accused shall serve on the public prosecutor and, if applicable, on the civil party, as soon as possible and at least one mont…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER (R).

Article R2151-3

By way of derogation from article R. 25-1 of the Electoral Code, when the municipal councillors have been elected under the conditions laid down in articles L. 252 to L. 255-1 or the fourth paragraph…

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