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Showing 71917200 of 11457 articles for Art. Rép. Kamowski: AN 25-12-2018 n° 13638

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 380-3-1

…either the appeal, if the accused is detained, or the date on which the accused was subsequently remanded in custody pursuant to the decision handed down at first instance. However, if the hearing on…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Suspension, prohibition and termination of research.

Article R1123-67

Within one year of the end of the research involving the human person or its interruption, a final report is drawn up and signed by the sponsor and the investigator, and in the case of multicentre res…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Leave

Article R6152-362

…le 28 of decree no. 86-442 of 14 March 1986 relating to the appointment of approved doctors, the organisation of medical committees and reform boards, the conditions of physical fitness for admission…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Work and holidays.

Article R6152-518

Assistants recruited in application of the provisions of article R. 6152-503 and who carry out their duties on a full-time basis are entitled to training leave, the duration of which is set at fifteen…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
4°: Capital financing of long-term electricity supply companies

Article 238 bis HY

In the event of non-compliance with their corporate purpose, companies defined in Article 238 bis HW must pay the Treasury compensation equal to 25% of the fraction of the capital that has not been us…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions applicable to insurance undertakings.

Article R332-4

Technical provisions corresponding to the classes mentioned in 20, 21, 22, 24 and 25 of Article R. 321-1 may be represented by:-advances on contracts ;-premiums or contributions relating to these clas…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 212-48

The aid is granted in the form of an advance.The aid is the subject of an agreement signed with the production company on the basis of proof of expenditure.When the project goes into production, 50% o…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Setting payment periods

Article R3133-11

Notwithstanding article R. 3133-10, the payment period is set at : 1° Fifty days for public health establishments and establishments of the armed forces health service; 2° Sixty days for public undert…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General provisions

Article L3311-2

…ation with regard to the operation of the local authority, the policies it pursues on its territory and the guidelines and programmes likely to improve this situation and contribute to achieving the s…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Powers.

Article R4532-27

A coordinator who has exercised his function at a given level of competence for five years may be recognised as having the level of competence immediately above, if he has previously acquired, on comp…

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