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Showing 14511460 of 27079 articles for Art. CE 17-4-2015 n° 371551

French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Transmission to the personal training account information system of information relating to holders of qualifications registered in national registers

Article R6113-17-3

…the information provided for in Article R. 6113-17-1 has occurred, he notifies the Ministry or the certifying body, by any means that provides a date certain upon receipt, of a formal notice indicati…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General conditions

Article D6124-177-1

Any site authorised for medical care and rehabilitation activity includes :1° One or more rooms dedicated to rehabilitation, adapted to the nature of the care provided and the therapeutic project impl…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Submission and processing of applications

Article R612-17-1

Without prejudice to the provisions of articles L. 612-4, R. 612-19 and R. 612-48, a patent application may only contain more than one independent claim of the same category (product, process, device…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Special conditions for the "geriatrics" option

Article D6124-177-13

I.- In addition to the teams provided for in article D. 6124-177-3, the multidisciplinary team includes: 1° At least one physiotherapist; 2° At least one occupational therapist; 3° At least one dietic…

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

Article L3332-17-1

…age of the sums paid, including bonuses, to the five highest-paid employees or directors does not exceed, for a full-time job, a ceiling set at seven times the annual remuneration received by a full-t…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
A: Direct taxes and similar levies

Article 1759-0 A

…ade or declared, in the event of failure to file the declaration within thirty days of a formal notice or in the event of deliberate inaccuracies or omissions;4° 80% of the deductions that were made b…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions specific to securitisation undertakings

Article L214-175-2

I. - A securitisation undertaking appoints a depositary having its registered office or a branch in France. This appointment is evidenced by a written contract. This contract contains in particular th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions specific to securitisation undertakings

Article L214-175-3

…depositary itself, unless the depositary has functionally and hierarchically separated the performance of its depositary duties from its other duties and potential conflicts of interest have been iden…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 5: Amendments to the Articles of Association

Article L5211-17-1

…rning body of the establishment and the municipal councils of the member municipalities, in accordance with the majority conditions required for the creation of the establishment. The municipal counci…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General conditions

Article D6124-177-3

…including the coordinating doctor; 2° At least one nurse; 3° At least one social worker; 4° Where necessary, medical auxiliaries, social and educational workers, psychologists and adapted physical act…

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