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Showing 11411150 of 37434 articles for Art. n° 22-18436 · Cass. com. 24 May 2011

French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Interventional radiology activities

Article D6124-247

For activities falling under categories B, C and D as provided for in Article R. 6123-166, the authorisation holder must ensure that the equipment used to expose patients to ionising radiation is conn…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: National Conciliation Commission.

Article R6142-24

The members of the committee and their alternates are elected for four years by staff in the same category under the conditions defined by order of the ministers responsible for higher education and h…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Rates for services

Article R6145-24

The rates for services do not apply to days for which hospitalised patients have been granted permission to leave under article R. 1112-56.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Organisation

Article R6156-24

The full representatives are appointed in the order of presentation of the list. Each list is then allocated a number of alternates designated in the order of presentation of the list.

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: National medical biology commission

Article R6213-24

Article L. 1451-1 applies to full and alternate members of the Commission and to persons taking part in its work.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Air medical transport.

Article R6312-24

The authorisation instituted by article L. 6312-2 is issued at the request of the natural or legal person operating a private air medical transport company, provided that : 1° It has previously provid…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Powers.

Article L5214-22

…e of communes included in whole or in part within the perimeter of the community or encompassing it may be devolved to a community of communes.

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Guarantee of the representation of funds and professional civil liability.

Article R814-22

…e funds from the guarantee fund must be deposited with the Caisse des dépôts et consignations. They may be invested in bonds and other securities issued or guaranteed by a Member State of the European…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2°: Payment of tax

Article 223 O

…b. Tax credits for research expenditure generated by each company in the group pursuant to article 244 quater B ; article 199 ter B applies to the sum of these tax credits;b bis. Tax credits for coll…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Leave of absence and maternity leave.

Article L1225-22

If the child remains hospitalised until the end of the sixth week following the birth, the employee may postpone all or part of the leave to which she is still entitled until the date on which the hos…

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