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Showing 621630 of 39773 articles for Art. R. 145-5

French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Other applications of the Community arbitration procedure

Article R5121-51-11

…nd of the Community arbitration procedure implemented in accordance with the provisions of Articles R. 5121-51-8 and R. 5121-51-9, the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicamen…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Authorised examinations and samples.

Article R232-58

…ed athlete verifies the identity between the code numbers of the samples mentioned in 5° of article R. 232-51 and those recorded in the report. This verification is recorded in the report. The athlete…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Search of the file and direct information to the Ministry of the Interior

Article R50-51

…e context of proceedings mentioned in 2° of Article 706-25-9 or notified in accordance with article R. 50-54, as well as the officers mentioned in 5° of article 706-25-9, may search the file using a s…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Reimbursement of transport costs

Article R6341-53

Transport costs are reimbursed under the conditions set out in articles R. 6341-35 to R. 6341-43.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Criminal provisions

Article R7413-5

Failure to comply with the provisions of articles R. 7413-1 and R. 7413-2 is punishable by a third-class fine.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: The industrial tribunal

Article R1523-5

The provisions of the second and third paragraphs of article R. 1461-1 , article R. 1461-2 and article R. 1457-2 do not apply to Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon. In this collectivity, the appeal is lodged, i…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Individual justification for medical procedures using ionising radiation

Article R1333-55

When an exposure is not justified within the meaning of articles R. 1333-46 and R. 1333-47 but appears necessary for a patient in a particular case, the person requesting the procedure and the person…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Unfair terms

Article R212-5

The provisions of articles R. 212-1 to R. 212-4 are also applicable to contracts concluded between professionals and non-professionals.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Method for setting tariffs

Article R444-5

…and reasonable remuneration. tThey are set in accordance with the procedures laid down in articles R. 444-6 and R. 444-7, on the basis of the data communicated by the national professional bodies pur…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Procedure

Article R514-5

…terial specifications to be met by the graphic or photographic reproduction provided for in Article R. 512-3; 2° The declaration of extension provided for in Article R. 513-1 ; 3° The application for…

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