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Showing 39813990 of 10201 articles for Art. CE 29-9-1989 n° 68212

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Hospital duties for pharmacy students.

Article R6153-91-1

…re recognised in their capacity as public servants, pharmacy students may set up, join and hold office in trade union organisations. They may not suffer any prejudice or benefit from any advantages be…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Application to the armed forces health service

Article R6153-93-1

The director general of the university hospital centre to which the candidate is attached will inform the director of the Val-de-Grâce School of the disciplinary proceedings he has decided to initiate…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L132-9-3-1

Each year, the insurance undertakings, provident institutions and associations referred to in I of article L. 132-9-3 publish the number and outstanding value of unpaid contracts, each in respect of i…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Title I: Acquisition of rights

Article R*512-9-3

Failing an express decision within the period mentioned in Article R. 512-9-2, the application is deemed to be rejected.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Creation of a new commune

Article L2113-9-1 A

…a new commune mentioned in the first and second paragraphs of article L. 2113-9 is created, it replaces the public establishment for intercommunal cooperation with its own tax status within the mixed…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Life insurance and capitalisation operations

Article Annexe à l'article A132-9-4

Table 1: NUMBER OF CONTRACTS having given rise to investigation/search by the insurance company NUMBER OF INSURED PERSONS centenarians not deceased, including those for whom there is a presumption of…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Administrative penalties

Article L232-23-3-9

The member of athlete support personnel or any other person who assists a person in violating the prohibition provided for in articles L. 232-23 and L. 232-23-4 and persons who have committed a breach…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5a: On the transmission and enforcement of freezing orders pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2018/1805 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 November 2018 on the mutual recognition of freezing orders and confiscation orders

Article 695-9-30-1

…investigating magistrate, where applicable via the public prosecutor or the public prosecutor's office. The examining magistrate with territorial jurisdiction is the magistrate in the place where one…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Life insurance and capitalisation operations

Article Annexe à l'article A132-9-6

…132-9-2) TOTAL AMOUNT and number of contracts for which the policyholder has been identified as deceased (article L. 132-9-2) AMOUNT of capital paid out/number of contracts paid out (article L. 132-…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Intervention by the family court

Article 373-2-9-1

The judge sets the duration of this enjoyment for a maximum of six months. Where the property belongs to the parents in joint ownership, the measure may be extended, at the request of either parent, i…

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