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Showing 52715280 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 2: Local bodies

Article R6147-7-2

The Chairman of the Assistance publique-hôpitaux de Paris Institutional Medical Committee may delegate all or some of the following powers to the Chairman of the local Institutional Medical Committee…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Work equipment that is new or considered new

Article R4312-1-3

The industrial radiology equipment referred to in 3° of article R. 4311-7 is subject to the technical rules for design and construction and to the certification procedure laid down by decree in the Co…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 1: General conditions of employment, recruitment and grading

Article R113-7

The contract includes a trial period of : -four months of actual service for categories 1, 2 and 3 ; -six months of actual service for category 1 "head of department" and management posts. This probat…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Projects subject to authorisation

Article R212-7

For projects involving the extension of a cinema, the five-year period provided for in 2° of article L. 212-7 runs from the date of registration by the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée o…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Ethics

Article R261-7

Members of the Commission for the Protection of Access to Works are bound by an obligation of confidentiality with regard to all facts, information and documents of which they are aware in their capac…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter III: Penalty procedure

Article R423-7

The respondent is notified of the grievances by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt, by hand-delivery against receipt, by bailiff's deed or by any other means that can be used to certify…

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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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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Adaptation provisions

Article R2651-3

For the application of the regulatory provisions of Book I in the Wallis and Futuna Islands:1° In Article R. 2111-9:a) 2° is deleted;b) In 5°, the words: "other technical standards drawn up by Europea…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Installation and operation

Article R5126-71

The internal-use pharmacies of the establishments, services or organisations mentioned in 5° of article R. 5126-1 may only be authorised to carry out the tasks defined in I of article L. 5126-1 and th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Authorisation to practise for holders of evidence of formal qualifications as a dental surgeon obtained in the province of Quebec

Article D4111-25

The Conseil national de l'ordre will acknowledge receipt of the application within one month of its receipt. During this month, it will inform the interested party of any missing documents.

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