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Showing 491500 of 58062 articles for Art. CE 1-4-2015 n° 369586

French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Approval of the employer referred to in 5° of Article L. 7124-1

Article R7124-19-4

The decision to suspend approval must be justified by the urgency of the situation and can only be based on facts that immediately and seriously jeopardise the health or morals of the child. Reasons m…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Criminal provisions.

Article L4323-4-1

…e physiotherapist or without being covered by article L. 4321-11 ; 2° Any person holding a diploma, certificate, authorisation to practise or any other qualification as a masseur-physiotherapist who p…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Professional card

Article R4311-41-4

…the internal market information system referred to in II of Article 1 of Order No 2016-1809 of 22 December 2016 on the recognition of professional qualifications of regulated professions, to the natio…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter I: Sports associations

Article R121-4-1

…en it informs the Prefect of the département in which the sports association has its registered office of the association's membership, the approved sports federation attaches the certificate of subsc…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Provisions specific to public limited companies

Article L22-10-40

…he mandatary or, where applicable, the person on whose behalf he is acting, and a natural person placed in one of the situations listed in 1° to 4°. When, during the course of the mandate, one of the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Common provisions

Article R1132-4-1

…ounsellor ;6° An oncogenetic counsellor.An order by the Prefect of the region designated in accordance with the first paragraph appoints the full and alternate members mentioned in 3° to 6° for a rene…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter Ic: Rights management

Article R321-4-1

…ection referred to in article L. 324-8-2 is notified by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt or by any other means that can be used to certify the date of receipt and the identity of the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Tasks and accreditation of associations providing assistance to victims of crime

Article D1-12-4

…ictim support associations that meet all of the following criteria, as set out in a national reference guide for accredited victim support associations: 1° Multi-disciplinary and forward-looking appro…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Exploitation rights

Article R613-43-1

The provisions of articles R. 613-4 to R. 613-43 and R. 613-51 apply to certificates of addition.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L421-4-1

…ntribution from policyholders is based on all net premiums or contributions that they pay to insurance companies for insurance against civil liability risks resulting from accidents caused by motor la…

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