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Showing 75817590 of 61869 articles for Art. R. 512-39-1 et s.

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Control consultation and other common provisions

Article R2212-18

…ys and at most twenty-one days following the voluntary termination of pregnancy by instrumental means.

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Examinations, checks and registers.

Article R4534-16

…accident; 3° After any abnormal stress or incident that may have caused disorder in the installations.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions applicable to compensation for personal injury.

Article R421-12

…for compensation must be submitted to the guarantee fund within one year of either the date of the settlement or the date of the final court decision. In addition, the victims or their successors must…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Neighbourhood noise.

Article R1337-10-2

In addition to the officers mentioned in article R. 1312-1 , under the conditions set out in articles R. 1312-2 to R. 1312-7, other municipal officers are authorised to record and investigate neighbou…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Use of labels

Article R2111-14

…d on objectively verifiable and non-discriminatory criteria;3° The conditions for obtaining it are set by a third party over whom the economic operator applying for it cannot exercise decisive influen…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter III: Criminal settlements

Article R523-1

…le L. 523-1 is the Head of the National Investigation Department of the Directorate-General for Competition, Consumer Affairs and Fraud Control, the Regional Director for the Economy, Employment, Labo…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: National fund for the development of water supplies.

Article R2335-10

All supplies of drinking water, whether paid for or free of charge, give rise to the application of the charge, with the exception of: 1° Supplies made to other public drinking water distribution serv…

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

Article R5831-1

For the application to Mayotte of the provisions of Part Five of this Code: 1° The reference to the department, overseas department, region or overseas region is replaced by the reference to the Depar…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Establishments, services or organisations without an in-house pharmacy

Article R5126-106

In the establishments, services or organisations mentioned in I of Article L. 5126-10 which do not have an in-house pharmacy, the medicinal products, products or articles mentioned in Article L. 4211-…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions relating to Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon

Article R6523-2-17

In Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, pursuant to article L. 6523-1-4, a cross-industry skills operator approved under article L. 6332-1-1 may be authorised by joint order of the ministers responsible for voca…

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