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Showing 19111920 of 66453 articles for Art. Cass. 1ère civ. 19-9-2007 n° 06-15.295 and Cass. civ. 3-10-2019 n° 18-22.945 F-D

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Practice of the profession by postgraduate students, including when on leave of absence

Article D4131-3

…ined the level of study set out in Appendix 41-1, offers the necessary guarantees of good character and does not have any infirmity or medical condition incompatible with the practice of the professio…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Name and territory of the municipality.

Article D2573-3

…the application of Article D. 2112-1:1° After the words: "French Republic" are inserted the words: "and, for information, in the Official Journal of French Polynesia";2° After the words: "Minister of…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Refusal of public aid

Article D8272-3

When the competent authority receives an application for one of the aids mentioned in article D. 8272-1, it shall check whether the applicant has been fined for one of the offences constituting illega…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 10: Compulsory release

Article D147-17-3

There is no need to apply the provisions of articles D. 147-17 to D. 147-17-2 when the sentenced person has filed an application for sentence adjustment pending before the sentence enforcement court.

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Interministerial Committee for Health

Article D1411-30

…for Health is responsible for : 1° Ensuring that the state of health of the population is improved and that inequalities in health are reduced; 2° Encouraging health education and health promotion to…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Tasks and activities

Article R5126-19

The internal-use pharmacies of the establishments, services or organisations mentioned in 3° and 4° of Article R. 5126-1 may only be authorised to carry out the activities mentioned in 1° and 2° of I…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Financial imbalance

Article D6143-39

…eria for financial imbalance are met: 1° For establishments whose total income from the main profit and loss account exceeds ten million euros, the main profit and loss account shows a deficit greater…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Monitoring exposure to occupational risk factors

Article D4163-32

…For the purposes of checking the effectiveness or extent of exposure to occupational risk factors and the completeness of the data declared as referred to in article L. 4163-16, employers are requir…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Occupational health medical file

Article D4625-33

The occupational health physician from the local prevention and occupational health service shall compile, complete and keep the occupational health medical file provided for in article L. 4624-8.

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Challenging medical opinions

Article D4625-34

…ng to the challenge is the one whose geographical jurisdiction covers the local occupational health and prevention service.

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