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Showing 75217530 of 64391 articles for Art. s. L. 145-40-2 + R. 145-35

French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Audioprosthetists.

Article L4361-2-1

…e training certificates send these certificates to the service or organisation mentioned in article L. 4361-2 in the form of certified information.

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter IV: Persons responsible for the amicable recovery of debts

Article R124-2

The persons referred to in article R. 124-1 must provide evidence that they have taken out an insurance policy covering them against the financial consequences of any professional civil liability they…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Common provisions.

Article R4113-21

…clude one or more members practising within the company from the agreement provided for in articles L. 162-5 or L. 162-9 of the Social Security Code, for breach of the undertakings provided for therei…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Duration of protection

Article R513-2

…y his agent; 2° Be accompanied by proof of payment of the prescribed fee. The provisions of Article R. 512-9-1 shall apply to the renunciation.In the event of non-compliance of the declaration, reason…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R5123-2

For the application of 4° of article R. 5111-2, the conversion leave granted to employees must be for a period of at least four months and guarantee them a conversion allowance at least equal to 65% o…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Access to documents and supporting documents.

Article L6362-6-2

Expenditure incurred by the bodies mentioned in 2° of article L. 6361-2 which does not comply with their purpose or the stipulations of the agreements entered into with the State shall give rise to re…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Conduct of the treatment order.

Article R3711-20

…rson without delay by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt. The provisions of articles R. 3711-12 to R. 3711-17 then apply.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Approval and supervision of pre-orientation and vocational education centres

Article R5213-29

…n of a centre must be the subject of a new approval issued under the conditions set out in articles R. 5213-27 and R. 5213-28. Changes to training programmes are approved by the regional prefect, afte…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Transfer of the business.

Article R642-20

In the case provided for in the third paragraph of article L. 642-12, the assignee must inform the liquidator in advance of any planned disposal of an asset. He must also inform the court if the dispo…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 9: Reimbursement of a payment transaction ordered by the payee or by the payer who gives a payment order via the payee

Article L133-25-1

Without prejudice to the provisions of Article L. 133-25-2, in the case of the levies referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) No 260/2012, the payer has an unconditional right to reimbursement wit…

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