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Showing 461470 of 35491 articles for Art. CE 17-3-2010 n° 315831

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Removal of organs for scientific purposes.

Article R1232-17

…his possession which is likely to make it possible to assess the need for the sample or the relevance of the research.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Establishment and powers

Article R721-17

The Board adopts its own rules of procedure.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Institutions responsible for regulation and control

Article R782-17

The duties of members of the Credit Advisory Committee are free of charge.Members of the Committee who are not civil servants or State employees are treated in the same way for the purposes of reimbur…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Institutions responsible for regulation and control

Article R783-17

The duties of members of the Credit Advisory Committee are free of charge.Members of the Committee who are not civil servants or State employees are treated in the same way for the purposes of reimbur…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Composition and management of the plan.

Article R3332-17

…of the company, where they are not borne by the company, may be deducted from the assets in accordance with the conditions laid down by the profit-sharing agreement or by the collective agreement sett…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Combating the international spread of diseases

Article R3116-17

Repeated offences under article R. 3116-16 are punishable in accordance with articles 132-11 and 132-15 of the French Criminal Code.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Charges for the transmission and distribution of electricity and gas and for oil pipelines (R)

Article R3333-17

…l interest, and in the event of disagreement from the operator, the fee payable each year may not exceed the ceiling set by article R. 2333-114 and updated by article R. 2333-117.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Use and maintenance of work equipment

Article R4323-17

…1-2 cannot be sufficient to protect the health and safety of workers, the employer shall take the necessary measures to ensure that: 1° Only workers designated for this purpose use the work equipment;…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Practice of the profession by students.

Article D4151-17

Student midwives who interrupt their studies may practise the profession of midwife as a replacement if they satisfy the conditions defined in article D. 4151-15. The replacement authorisation is issu…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Participation in supervisory and consultative bodies.

Article R4623-17

…every eight physicians, up to a maximum of four members and four alternates. In inter-company services, they are elected at the rate of one member and one alternate per sector, up to a maximum of fou…

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