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Showing 12611270 of 25879 articles for Art. CE 7-5-1986 n° 39426

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Special provisions for oncology surgery

Article R6123-92-7

…grades A and B may only be granted if the health care establishment has an organisation allowing access, on site or by agreement, to a maxillofacial prosthesis laboratory.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Organisation of toxicovigilance

Article R1340-7

The data in the information system referred to in article R. 1340-6 are accessible, for the purposes of their respective missions and in compliance with the rules guaranteeing the confidentiality of i…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1 : Examination for admission to the probationary period, probationary period and examination to qualify as a court-appointed administrator

Article R811-7

Only persons holding one of the following qualifications or diplomas may be admitted to sit the examination for admission to the professional traineeship provided for in Article L. 811-5 :

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 1: List of essential information to be provided by the State representative (R).

Article D1612-5

…o the department, the net tax rates adopted by the department the previous year, the average reference rates at national level, as well as the ceiling rates that are enforceable against the department…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: The Town Council

Article L2573-5

…he adaptations provided for from II to X. APPLICABLE PROVISIONS AS PROVIDED FOR IN L. 2121-1 la loi n° 2019-1461 du 27 décembre 2019 L. 2121-2 la loi n° 2013-403 du 17 mai 2013 L. 2121-2-1 law no. 201…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Penalties applicable.

Article L3421-7

Natural persons guilty of the offences provided for in the second paragraph of article L. 3421-1 and in article L. 3421-6 are also liable to the following additional penalties:1° Suspension for a maxi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Regional hospital groups

Article L6132-7

A decree in the Conseil d'Etat shall determine the conditions for application of this chapter, in particular : 1° The definition of the shared medical project provided for in II of Article L. 6132-2 ;…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Flagrant crimes and offences

Article 74-2

Officers of the judicial police, assisted where necessary by agents of the judicial police, may, on the instructions of the public prosecutor, carry out the acts provided for in the Articles 56 to 62…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Valuation of assets.

Article A332-7

…2° ter, 10°, 11°, 12° and 13° of article R. 332-2 as well as the securities issued by mutual insurance companies mentioned in 6° of the same article are valued in accordance with article R. 343-11 and…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 722-11

…as a "script", the presentation file or the log; 4° Production or purchase of a foreign-language voice-over; 5° Reformatting into an international format, excluding high definition; 6° Production of f…

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