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Showing 271280 of 21284 articles for Art. BOFiP-BIC-CHAMP-40-10-§§ 115 et 165

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Role of health care institutions

Article R1221-40

…cordance with the national coding system approved by the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé ; 2° Identification of the product code in accordance with the national cod…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: EC declaration of conformity, full quality assurance system.

Article R5211-40

…the manufacturer must submit to an approved body for verification the quality system which he has set up for the design, manufacture and final inspection of the medical devices and the application of…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Recruitment.

Article R6152-407

The weekly working hours of full-time contractual practitioners are set at ten half-days per week, but may not exceed forty-eight hours per week, calculated as an average over a period of four months.…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Financial responsibility

Article R1611-40

…cable, a statement of the grounds on which the infringement proceedings are based ;2° A memorandum setting out the extent of the obligations under European Union law whose performance is not ensured a…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions relating to the regional sports conference

Article R112-40

…eral of the Regional Health Agency or his representative; e) The Regional Director of Business, Competition, Consumer Affairs, Labour and Employment or his representative; f) The Directors of the Spor…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes II

Article Annexe II-5 (art. A212-115)

BONUS POINTS AWARDED TO CANDIDATES FOR THE COMMON PART OF THE BREVET D'ÉTAT D'ÉDUCATEUR SPORTIF DU PREMIER DEGRÉ (STATE CERTIFICATE FOR FIRST-DEGREE SPORTS INSTRUCTORS) Bonus points corresponding to t…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 6: Rent.

Article L145-40

Rent paid in advance, in any form whatsoever, and even by way of security, shall bear interest for the benefit of the tenant, at the rate charged by the Banque de France for advances on securities, fo…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The Board of Directors of the Executive Board.

Article L225-40

…itors, if any, of all agreements authorised and entered into and shall submit them to the General Meeting for approval. The Statutory Auditors or, if none have been appointed, the Chairman of the Boar…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Limited liability companies.

Article L223-40

The repayment of dividends that do not correspond to profits actually earned may be demanded from the shareholders who received them. The repayment action is time-barred after three years from the dat…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 6: Right to use journalists' works

Article L132-40

…by the journalist. These uses give rise to remuneration in the form of copyright, under conditions determined by the individual or collective agreement.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
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