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Showing 74117420 of 43747 articles for Art. s. L. 145-19 et L. 145-20

French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Financial organisation.

Article L6145-1

…one hand, taking into account the national tariffs for services provided for in l° of I of article L. 162-22-10 and in 1° of article L. 162-23-4 of the Social Security Code, those for consultations a…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General rules.

Article L324-1

French insurance undertakings and their branches referred to in 1° of Article L. 310-2 as well as French branches of insurance undertakings referred to in 3° and 4° of the same Article may be authoris…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Medical devices.

Article L5461-1

…ate and record infringements and breaches of the provisions of Title I of Book II of this Part, as set out in Articles L. 5461-2 to L. 5461-9, as well as the regulatory measures taken for the applicat…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V: Special provisions

Article L1525-3

…tés anonymes d'habitations à loyer modéré and sociétés de crédit immobilier referred to in Articles L. 422-4 du code de la construction et de l'habitation, in whose capital participate, pursuant to ar…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VII: Cooperation and exchange of information

Article L311-59

I.-For persons referred to in Article L. 311-1 who have subsidiaries established abroad and for persons referred to in Article L. 311-1 belonging to a cross-border group in which at least one of the e…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Financial provisions.

Article L1271-12

…e company's employees may also benefit from this voucher in accordance with the same allocation rules. In this case, the payment voucher is issued with a face value which may not exceed an amount dete…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L111-7

…nd maternity shall not result in less favourable treatment of women in terms of premiums and benefits. By way of derogation from the first paragraph, the Minister responsible for the economy may autho…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Special Negotiating Body.

Article L2342-2

The special negotiating body shall determine with the employer, by written agreement, on the one hand the undertakings or establishments concerned, and on the other hand either the composition, powers…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Ordinary powers of investigation

Article L512-44

…rt, the sample(s) taken and held by the administrative department shall be handed over to the experts.In the event that special preservation measures have been taken, the public prosecutor or the cour…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Donation and use of elements and products of the human body.

Article L1542-9

For their application in New Caledonia and French Polynesia:1° In Article L. 1241-1, the words: "by the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé pursuant to 1° of Article L.…

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