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Showing 67816790 of 11457 articles for Art. Rép. Kamowski: AN 25-12-2018 n° 13638

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Criminal penalties

Article L5461-4-1

Failure by manufacturers of medical devices or their agents, or by any person engaged in the manufacture, distribution, import or export, even on an ancillary basis, of medical devices, to make the de…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Raw materials for pharmaceutical use

Article L5438-2

Any manufacturer, importer or distributor of excipients as defined by Article L. 5138-2 who carries on business without having made a declaration to the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et d…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Election and remuneration of the employee representative.

Article R142-9

…ted from among the members of staff who are eligible to vote, provided that : 1° In the case of permanent staff, they must have reached the age of majority and must not be on national service leave, m…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Organisation and operation.

Article R822-78

Decisions that exceed the powers of the managing partners are taken by the partners meeting at a general meeting. The general meeting is held at least once a year. It is also convened when several mem…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Group Medical Commission

Article D6132-13-6

…tee meets at least four times a year. It has its own rules of procedure.It is convened by its chairman on an agenda that he sets. Such a meeting may be called at the request of the chairman of the str…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Nursing, rehabilitation and medico-technical care committee

Article R6146-14

The committee meets at least three times a year. It adopts its own rules of procedure and an executive committee. It is convened by its Chairman. Such a meeting may be called at the request of the Cha…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Renewal of the contract.

Article L1251-35-1

In the absence of a stipulation in the agreement or branch agreement concluded in application ofarticle L. 1251-35, the assignment contract may be renewed twice for a fixed term which, added to the te…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions relating to establishments organising the practice of air diving

Article A322-88

…cations are, by decision of the dive master, authorised to dive independently in the 0 to 12 metre range.Divers of at least sixteen years of age with PA-20 qualifications are, by decision of the divin…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 1: Purpose and award conditions

Article 622-1

Selective financial aid is awarded to delegated production companies that, through the use of animation techniques, contribute to the renewal of visual creation and the enhancement of works on the int…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Concerted exercise of powers

Article D1111-8

For the application of Article L. 1111-11:1° An investment operation corresponds to a set of acquisitions of tangible fixed assets, work on tangible fixed assets and related study costs;2° Article L.…

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