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Showing 12211230 of 56807 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 28-1-2021 n° 19-25.036

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Operating conditions

Article R5124-28

In the central army pharmacy and in the army health service medical supply establishments, the interim pharmacist(s) in charge are appointed by the Minister of Defence.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions.

Article R5211-28

In carrying out certification procedures, manufacturers and approved bodies shall take account of the available results of any assessment and verification operations which may have been carried out, p…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Water and sanitation

Article R2224-19-11

The proceeds of sums payable under the third paragraph of Article L. 1331-1 and the articles L. 1331-2, L. 1331-3, L. 1331-6, L. 1331-7, L. 1331-8 and L. 1331-10 of the French Public Health Code is ad…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 11: Instruments reserved for small-value payments

Article L133-28

I. - A decree defines the maximum amounts of payment, expenditure or storage of funds below which payment instruments designed to guarantee compliance with these thresholds are considered to be reserv…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1-1: Single integration contract.

Article L5134-19-4

The President of the Departmental Council signs an annual agreement on objectives and resources with the State, prior to the granting of the subsidies for professional integration provided for in arti…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1-1: Single integration contract.

Article L5134-19-3

The single integration contract takes the form of : 1° For employers in the non-profit sector mentioned in article L. 5134-21, the employment support contract defined in section 2 ; 2° For employers i…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1-1: Single integration contract.

Article L5134-19-5

The President of the Departmental Council will forward to the State, under conditions set by decree, all information required to monitor the single integration contract.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Water and sanitation

Article R2224-19-1

The municipal council or the deliberative body of the public establishment responsible for all or part of the public collective or non-collective sanitation service institutes a sanitation fee for the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XX: National automated genetic fingerprint database and central biological sample preservation service

Article R53-19-2

Subject to the special rules laid down in the acts and agreements referred to in 2° and 3° of Article R. 53-19-1, the operations carried out under the said provisions: 1° Are carried out by agents spe…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Dematerialised service

Article R5132-1-19

The "Plateforme de l'Inclusion" public interest grouping provides a teleservice for completing procedures relating to integration through economic activity.The purpose of the processing of personal da…

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