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Showing 491500 of 51351 articles for Art. Cass. 1ère civ. 5-3-2014 n° 13-11.651 F-D

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Financial and budgetary organisation.

Article D6431-54

All the operations to be included in the master plan and the other equipment operations likely to be included in the investment section of the agency's budget will give rise to a multi-year overall fi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Financial and budgetary organisation.

Article D6431-56

For other works and equipment operations likely to be included in the master plan, the Board of Directors will deliberate on the basis of a file containing for each operation: 1° The nature and purpos…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Adaptation provisions

Article D2651-5

For the application of article D. 2392-2 in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, the words "to L. 2392-3" are replaced by the words "and L. 2392-2".

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Democratisation and transparency

Article R5211-13-3

When the price of acquisitions of real estate, real property rights or businesses carried out according to the rules of common law by public establishments of inter-municipal cooperation gives rise to…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Adaptation provisions

Article D2681-5

For the application of article D. 2392-2 in the French Southern and Antarctic Territories, the words "to L. 2392-3" are replaced by the words "and L. 2392-2".

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Adaptation provisions

Article D3381-5

For the application of article D. 3133-2 in the French Southern and Antarctic Territories, the words "to L. 3133-3" are replaced by the words "and L. 3133-2".

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Accreditation of the quality of professional practice

Article D4135-5

Within the framework of the quality of care or professional practice guidelines mentioned in 2° of Article L. 1414-3-3, the bodies approved by the Haute Autorité de santé are responsible for : 1° Exam…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10a: Parallel distribution

Article R5121-136-3

When an adverse reaction to a proprietary medicinal product is reported to a company responsible for its parallel distribution, the latter will forward this report to the marketing authorisation holde…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Health mediation and language interpreting

Article D1110-5

Health mediation refers to the interface between vulnerable people who are alienated from the healthcare system and the professionals involved in their healthcare pathway, with the aim of facilitating…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Work involving exposure to radiation

Article D4152-5

When a pregnant woman is kept in a position exposing her to ionising radiation, the employer must ensure compliance with the exposure limit values set in 2° of Article R. 4451-6 for organs or tissues.

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
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