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Showing 461470 of 18871 articles for Art. CA Douai 12-7-2018 n° 18/00485

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 17: Nuclear medicine

Article D6124-186

…clear medicine authorisation pursuant to Article R. 6123-135 has an in-house pharmacy authorised to carry out the activity provided for in 6° of Article R. 5126-9 and, where applicable, a hospital sec…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Collective protection measures

Article R4451-18

…or result in less exposure; 2° The choice of appropriate work equipment that, given the work to be carried out, emits less intense levels of ionising radiation; 3° The implementation of technical mea…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article R331-18

…ch requires participants to meet at one or more points or to pass through, and which has no classification, set time or timekeeping;2° "Event": the bringing together of one or more motorised land vehi…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions for initiating resolution proceedings

Article L311-18

…ntiel et de résolution with a view to implementing one or more resolution measures. However, in the case provided for in 6° of II of this article, only the member of the resolution college mentioned i…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Contracts relating to liquefied petroleum gas

Article L224-18

…he contract, the initial selling price of the tank at the beginning of the contract and, where applicable, where the contract provides for the sale of the tank during the life of the contract, a table…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-subparagraph 1: Declarations for registration purposes

Article A123-18

In its application for registration, the European Economic Interest Grouping declares, pursuant to Article R. 123-62 : 1° With regard to the grouping: a) Its name, its trading name, if one is used; b)…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Tasks

Article R4641-18

…7-43-2 of the Rural and Maritime Fishing Code , adopted following the opinion of the regional technical committee referred to in article R. 751-160 of this code; 5° Is consulted on regional instrument…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Terms and conditions of implementation

Article L6211-18

I. - When the analytical phase of a medical biology examination cannot be carried out in a medical biology laboratory within a timeframe compatible with the patient's state of health, it may be carrie…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 5: Special provisions for the départements of Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin and Moselle

Article A444-180

…n accordance with the table below: Description of service Fee a) Acts and formalities taken in application of article 141 of the law of 1st June 1924 implementing French civil legislation in the depar…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 5: Collection of data and information

Article R444-18

The statistical information that may be collected pursuant to 2° of Article L. 444-5 are, for each calendar year, in particular an estimate :1° Of the total sums invested necessary for the acquisition…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
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