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Showing 44514460 of 7437 articles for Art. TEPA Act 21 August 2007

French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Organisation of the Order.

Article L4232-8

…x years: 1° A professor or senior lecturer in pharmacy training and research units, a pharmacist in active service, appointed by the Minister for Health on the recommendation of the Minister for Highe…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Operations of strategic interest to the French economy abroad

Article R442-11-2

…are realised under the following conditions.The political risk arises when performance of the contract has been interrupted or the debtor has not paid his debt, provided that the non-payment is due t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Duties, conditions of access and exercise and incompatibilities.

Article L812-5-1

…umber of salaried judicial representatives than the number of associated judicial representatives practising there. The employment contract of the salaried judicial representative may not infringe the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Status of statutory auditors.

Article L822-1-1

…at State admits French nationals to carry out statutory audits ;2° Have not been the perpetrator of acts contrary to honour or probity that have given rise to a criminal conviction;3° Have not been th…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Processing applications

Article R612-27

…e of such authorisation and at any time, a request for specific authorisation to carry out specific acts of exploitation may be made directly by the patent applicant to the Minister of Defence. The la…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Operating rules

Article D1411-45-1

The Ministry of Health acts as the General Secretariat of the National Health Conference.The General Secretary is appointed by order of the Minister for Health.The General Secretary is responsible in…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE VI: The Competition Authority.

Article R461-3

…to a category A body. They may be reappointed once. The general rapporteur leads and supervises the activity of the rapporteurs. He ensures, in particular: - that the rapporteurs carry out acts aimed…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: GENERAL PRINCIPLES

Article R1411-6

…amber, pursuant to article L. 1411-18, attach to this referral, in addition to the full text of the act, all documents and information useful for its examination and relating to its award. The provisi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Holders of the state diploma

Article D4321-16-1

The preparatory studies include theoretical and practical teaching and a period of work experience in accordance with a programme laid down by regulation. The courses are taught by university lecturer…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Special provisions for hunting accidents occurring in mainland France.

Article L421-8

The guarantee fund set up by article L. 421-1 is responsible for compensating for personal injury caused by all acts of hunting or destruction of animals likely to cause damage in those parts of the t…

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