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Showing 52415250 of 68051 articles for Art. s. L 233-16 and L 233-17 · Art. D 230-2

French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Economats.

Article L3254-2

The prohibition set out in Article L. 3254-1 does not apply in the following cases: 1° Where the contract of employment stipulates that the employee who is provided with board and lodging shall also r…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Supervisory Board, Executive Board and Management Board

Article L6143-2

The school project defines the school's general policy, in particular on the basis of the medical project. It takes into account the training and research objectives defined jointly with the universit…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5421-2

I. - It is an offence to market, broker or distribute, whether free of charge or for a consideration, wholesale or retail, a proprietary medicinal product, any other medicinal product manufactured ind…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article L3431-2

The Alsace cross-border cooperation scheme is defined in a manner consistent with the cross-border section of the regional scheme for economic development, innovation and internationalisation. The cro…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Operation

Article R2372-17

The information provided, in application of the fourth paragraph of Article L. 229-3 of the Commercial Code, by the company, subsidiary or establishment concerned by the transaction to certify that th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Voluntary blood donation.

Article D1221-2

The remuneration paid by the employer to the donor in respect of his professional activity may be maintained during the time devoted to the donation without constituting payment within the meaning of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Measures to combat specific risks

Article D3135-2

The representative of the State in the département may decide, by order, to store the health products on the list mentioned in article L. 3135-4, on the premises of the public establishments that it d…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 5: Allocation for the financing of first numbering operations

Article D2564-24

Provided that the first numbering operation is completed before the date stipulated in article L. 2564-28, the expenses eligible for the exceptional grant provided for in this article include: a) The…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Central Section Council A.

Article D4233-20

For the application of article L. 4232-4, the regions with the highest number of pharmacists are designated by the national council, after obtaining the opinion of the board of the central council of…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Transparency and disclosure requirements

Article R321-16

I. - The information relating to the management of rights that a collective or independent management organisation is required to make available to each rightholder pursuant to I of Article L. 326-3,…

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