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Showing 29612970 of 3953 articles for Art. 17 avr. 1985

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions applicable to speeding offences

Article A37-11

…characteristics of the forms used for the contraventions punishable by articles R. 413-14 et R. 413-17 of the Highway Code insofar as they concern exceeding the maximum authorised speed of less than 5…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Financial assistance provided by the agency on its own behalf

Article R515-9

…al Authorities Code, articles 28, 29 and 33 of Organic Law no. 99-209 on New Caledonia and articles 17, 38 and 39 of Organic Law no. 2004-192 of 27 February 2004 on the autonomous status of French Pol…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 9: Communication to the Agency of information covered by medical or industrial secrecy

Article R1413-35

…quest has affixed his or her electronic signature in accordance with the provisions of Decree no. 2017-1416 of 28 September 2017 on electronic signatures. The operations that the Agence nationale de s…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Health-related products

Article R1453-7

…e collection and publication of data concerning them. It complies with the provisions of law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to information technology, files and civil liberties by completing the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Meetings of the departmental commercial development commission

Article R752-19

…s.Within the same timeframe, when the project meets the conditions set out in III of article L. 752-17, the commission's decision or opinion is notified by the prefect to the Commission nationale d'am…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Criteria and procedures for funding the professional transition project

Article R6323-14-3

…ut a professional transition project; 3° The employee's remuneration referred to in article L. 6323-17-5; 4° Social security contributions relating to this remuneration; 5° Statutory and contractual c…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Obstetrics, neonatology, neonatal resuscitation.

Article D6124-45

…useful surface area of each room, which includes a specific sanitary block, must never be less than 17 square metres for a single room and 23 square metres for a room with two beds. In addition, there…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Multi-year global financing plan

Article D6145-67

…p contract or long lease for which the assessment provided for inarticle 2 of order no. 2004-559 of 17 June 2004 relating to partnership contracts is unfavourable.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4 : Participation of medical transport companies in the on-call service for urgent medical transport

Article R6312-18

…uests for urgent medical transport from the urgent medical aid service mentioned in article R. 6312-17-1, a medical transport on-call service is provided in each departmental or interdepartmental area…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Contributions levied for the benefit of the Caisse nationale de l'assurance maladie (National Health Insurance Fund)

Article 1613 bis

…tions provided for in Regulations (EU) No 2019/787 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 April 2019 and (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 201…

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