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Showing 20212030 of 25879 articles for Art. CE 7-5-1986 n° 39426

French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Derogation from weekly working hours

Article D5132-43-5

…on workshops and sites may be granted by the Prefect after examining the situation of the person concerned. The period during which the minimum weekly working time of twenty hours may be waived may no…

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

Article L612-7

…ty of an earlier filing shall be required to file a declaration of priority and to prove the existence of the earlier application under the conditions and within the time limits laid down by regulatio…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Local tax on outdoor advertising

Article L2333-7

…ny road open to public traffic, within the meaning of article R. 581-1 of the same code, with the exception of those located inside premises within the meaning of article L. 581-2 of the said code:- a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Groupements de coopération sanitaire.

Article L6133-7

…he health cooperation grouping is a public health establishment, the rules of operation and governance of public health establishments apply, subject to the following reservations:1° The duties of the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE IV: LEGAL REGIME FOR ACTS TAKEN BY THE AUTHORITIES OF THE COLLECTIVITY AND RELATIONS BETWEEN THE STATE AND THE COLLECTIVITY

Article D6342-5

…the following documents: 1° A copy of the constituent documents of the public contract, with the exception of the plans; 2° The decision authorising the legal representative of the Saint-Martin local…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions specific to patient care provided in another Member State of the European Union

Article R1111-56

Access to the personal health data referred to in Article R. 1111-55, as provided for in Article L. 1111-22, is subject to the following conditions: 1° The Member State of the European Union on whose…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions specific to patient care provided in another Member State of the European Union

Article R1111-58

…determined by the competent national authority; 2° The national health identifier of the patient concerned as well as his/her surname, first name, gender and date of birth. If the request is incomplet…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions specific to patient care provided in another Member State of the European Union

Article R1111-59

…cord is informed of the request mentioned in article R. 1111-57 by the Caisse nationale de l'assurance maladie and invited by it to indicate whether he/she consents to the consultation of his/her heal…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Procedures for accessing the shared medical record and the rights of the holder

Article R1111-52

The holder may close his/her shared medical record in accordance with the procedures described in article R. 1111-36.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions specific to patient care provided in another Member State of the European Union

Article R1111-55

…ata, referred to in article L. 1111-22, of a patient who holds a shared medical file which may be accessed by a healthcare professional practising in the territory of another Member State of the Europ…

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