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Showing 86018610 of 68978 articles for Art. s. L. 145-1 to L. 145-60 + R. 145-1 to R. 145-38

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

Article R2212-19

For the application in the territorial collectivity of Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon of the provisions of articles R. 2212-9 to R. 2212-18, the words: "health establishment" and "health establishment satis…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Administration of the collective shop

Article L125-11

…2° The organisation and management of common services and the distribution of charges corresponding to these services; 3° Subject to the legislation in force on the subject, the arrangement of competi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER VI : Special provisions for works of art

Article L1616-1

The communes, départements and regions must devote 1% of the amount of the investment to the insertion of works of art in all buildings that were subject, on 23 July 1983, the date of publication of l…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Enforcement measures

Article L633-13

Where a regulated entity uses its membership of a financial conglomerate to evade, in whole or in part, the application of the sectoral rules to which it is subject, the Autorité de contrôle prudentie…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Distribution and supply of labile blood products

Article R1221-19-1

The health cooperation groupings mentioned in articles L. 1221-10 and L. 6133-1 may be authorised to manage a blood bank.The authorisation for a blood depot is issued by the Director General of the Re…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Performance of the contract

Article L224-9-1

For dynamic pricing offers mentioned in

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions for taking up the activity of financial investment adviser

Article L541-4-1

Financial investment advisers as defined in article L. 541-1 are registered in the single register mentioned in article L. 546-1.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Penalties for irregularities.

Article L1235-11

…rocedure is null and void, in accordance with the provisions of the first two paragraphs of Article L. 1235-10, it may order the continuation of the employment contract or declare the dismissal null a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article L1161-1

Therapeutic education is part of a patient's care programme. Its aim is to make patients more independent by facilitating their compliance with prescribed treatments and improving their quality of lif…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Trade union meetings.

Article L2142-10

…side the working premises, in accordance with the procedures laid down by agreement with the employer. The trade union sections may invite prominent trade union figures from outside the company to tak…

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