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Showing 14611470 of 1715 articles for Art. Vertical Guidelines – point 145

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Tasks

Article D4021-2

…applicable, for each speciality, the national professional councils shall propose :1° The priority guidelines for continuing professional development provided for in article L. 4021-2 ; 2° The multi-…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Decentralised procedure

Article R5121-51-3

…inal product concerned presents a potential serious risk to public health within the meaning of the guidelines referred to in Article 29.2 of Directive 2001/83/EC of the European Parliament and of the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2a: Provisions applicable to certain breaches of the Highway Code

Article 529-10

…equivalent to payment of the fixed fine and does not give rise to the withdrawal of driving licence points provided for in the fourth paragraph of article L. 223-1 of the Highway Code.The officer of t…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 231-11

…ient and a weighting coefficient, the values of which are between:1° Weighting coefficient: 0 to 40 points;2° Weighting coefficient: 0 to 65 points.IV. - The weighted basic proportion gives entitlemen…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Health conditions inherent in residential premises

Article R1331-30

…away from the premises it serves, nor more than 30 metres horizontally. A drinking water station or point with a drain for washing hands is located in the immediate vicinity of all communal toilets.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Clean seawater quality and monitoring

Article R1322-71

…ons are operating correctly by means of a programme of tests and analyses carried out at monitoring points determined according to the hazards identified. A joint order by the Minister for Health and…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: General obligations of traders

Article A123-3

…ture verification procedure is established by a functional check that covers at least the following points: 1° The identity of the signatory; 2° Whether the signatory's certificate belongs to one of t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Planning and sustainable development

Article R4424-6-1

…ible, compensate where appropriate, for the harmful consequences of the plan on the environment and points out that the plan will be subject to an analysis of the results of its application no later t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Appendices

Article Annexe XIII

…iaries of the service who are not households served door-to-door and, where applicable, at grouping points (number of such points);- frequency of collection (variations in the territory concerned; sea…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Fees charged by bailiffs

Article A444-43

…ge for authorisation of seizure for sale 21.28 € 163 Application to the enforcement judge for the appointment of a receiver 14.90 € 164 Communication to the distraining creditor and opposing creditors…

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