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Showing 581590 of 44295 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 9-3-2010 n° 09-13.528

French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Paid practice of medicine.

Article R4127-98

Doctors working in a private or public healthcare or prevention service may not use their position to increase their clientele.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Preventive measures and resources.

Article R4542-9

Where necessary, the seat can be adjusted in height and inclination. A footrest is made available to workers who request it.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Financial and accounting system

Article R4642-9

Subject to the provisions resulting from this chapter, the Agency's financial system is set out in Titles I and III of Decree No. 2012-1246 of 7 November 2012 on public budget management and accountin…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Financial and accounting rules

Article R5315-9

The public establishment is subject to: 1° The rules applicable to industrial and commercial companies in terms of financial management and accounting; 2° State economic and financial control, in acco…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Recovery actions and penalties.

Article R5422-9

The formal notice from the recovery body provided for in Article L. 5422-15 is sent by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Classification of medical devices

Article R5211-9

For the purposes of this Title, accessories to medical devices are treated as devices in their own right. Accessories are classified as such, independently of the devices with which they are used, wit…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Participation of private practitioners.

Article R6311-9

In each département, the agreement is signed by : 1° The health establishment where the emergency medical service is located ; 2° The departmental bodies of the national organisations representing pra…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Organisation of detention facilities

Article R744-9

Aforeign nationals may not be held in an administrative detention facility after the liberty and custody judge has extended their detention pursuant to article L. 742-3.However, in the event of an app…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
C: Tax regimes

Article 95

With regard to the method of determining the profit to be included in the income tax base, taxpayers who receive non-commercial profits or similar income are placed either under the controlled declara…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
4: Implementation measures

Article 90

A decree (1) determines the conditions of application of articles 79 to 89. (1) Annex III, art. 369 to 374.

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