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Showing 15011510 of 68160 articles for Art. R. 145-2 à R. 145-8

French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Candidatures and pre-election procedures.

Article R723-8

The commission provided for in article L. 723-13 comprises, in addition to its chairman, a judge of the judicial court appointed by the first president of the court of appeal and a civil servant appoi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: The Board of Directors

Article R1431-8

…ltural or environmental cooperation of an administrative nature, after consultation with the Director.He may delegate his signature to the Director.

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General duties.

Article R4235-8

Pharmacists are required to assist in actions taken by the competent authorities to protect health.

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 7: Recognition of foreign qualifications

Article R212-84

Foreign diplomas are accepted as equivalent to the diplomas mentioned in article L. 212-1 by the Minister responsible for sport after receiving the opinion of the commission for the recognition of qua…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Persons holding the required diplomas, professional qualifications or qualification certificates

Article R212-85

Any person wishing to engage in one of the activities mentioned in the first paragraph of I of article L. 212-1 must make a prior declaration to the prefect of the département in which they intend to…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions.

Article R123-82

The register of commerce and companies comprises: 1° An alphabetical file of registered persons; 2° The individual file consisting of the application for registration, supplemented, where applicable,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Board of Directors

Article R1313-8

The duties of a member of the Board of Directors are incompatible with that of a member of the Scientific Advisory Board, a member of the Marketing Authorisation Monitoring Committee and a member of t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Ingredients and emissions

Article R3513-8

I.-The public establishment mentioned in article L. 3513-10 may request the following from manufacturers and importers: 1° Additional information if it considers that the information submitted under a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Healthcare waste produced by patients undergoing self-treatment and users of self-tests

Article R1335-8-6

I.-The waste mentioned in 4° of article R. 1335-8-1 is managed under the following conditions: 1° By way of derogation from the first paragraph of article R. 1335-6, this waste is collected separately…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Composition (R).

Article R1221-2

…of the elected representatives of a territorial authority represented on the council under Article R. 1221-1, it may be extended for a maximum period of six months by order of the Minister responsibl…

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