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Showing 49514960 of 61948 articles for Art. R 145-36 and R 145-37

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: Care of prisoners

Article R6111-40-4

During hospitalisation and the consultations or examinations provided for in article R. 6111-36, appropriate security measures must be taken to respect the confidentiality of care.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Freedom of establishment

Article R4364-11-1

The commission examines the knowledge, skills and competences acquired during the applicant's initial training, professional experience and lifelong learning, which have been validated by a competent…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title II: Provisions applicable in New Caledonia, French Polynesia and the Wallis and Futuna Islands

Article R287

For the application of article R. 53-40, the references made to the highway code, the public health code, the forestry code, the code of public houses and the rural and maritime fishing code are only…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Management by the social and economic committee

Article R2312-39

At least half of the members of the Boards of Directors or, failing that, of the management bodies of social institutions other than those mentioned in the second paragraph of Article R. 2312-37 are m…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title III: Judging of contraventions

Article R48

The accounting officer of the Directorate General of Public Finance shall proceed with the recovery of the criminal order upon expiry of the period of thirty days from the date of dispatch of the regi…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title II: Provisions applicable in New Caledonia, French Polynesia and the Wallis and Futuna Islands

Article R334

The first paragraph of Article R. 165 shall read as follows: "In criminal matters, the issue, when authorised, of reproductions of procedural documents other than decisions is remunerated at the rate…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R5134-17

The application for employability assistance, the model for which is set by order of the Minister for Employment, includes : 1° Information relating to the identity of the beneficiary and their employ…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single section.

Article R5441-1

The following is punishable by the fine laid down for fifth class offences: 1° For the pharmacist or veterinarian in charge of a company mentioned in 1° to 10° of article R. 5142-1 or for a pharmacist…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Antenatal diagnostics: prenatal diagnosis and pre-implantation diagnosis

Article R2441-1

I.-Chapter I of Title III of Book I of this Part is applicable in New Caledonia and French Polynesia, in the version resulting from Decrees No. 2006-1661 of 22 December 2006, No. 2014-32 of 14 January…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title X: Legal costs

Article R91

Court costs are the procedural expenses, to be borne definitively or provisionally by the State, which result from a decision by the judicial authority or by a person acting under its direction or con…

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