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Showing 16711680 of 32118 articles for Art. Cass. ch. mixte 8-6-2007 n° 05-10.727

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Authorisation

Article R1231-8

The donor sends the committee of experts referred to in article R. 1231-5 a request for authorisation to carry out the removal, where applicable in the context of a cross-donation, together with a cop…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Funeral home, mortuary and crematorium (R)

Article D2223-81

The display room is protected from the view of neighbours or outsiders by the use of non-transparent glazing or, where appropriate, any other permanent visual obscuring mechanism. The fixed partitions…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Public policy

Article R3121-8

Authorisation to exceed the maximum weekly working time provided for in articles L. 3121-21 and L. 3121-25 may only be granted for a period expressly set by the competent authority. On expiry of this…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: BUDGETS AND ACCOUNTS

Article R3312-8

The financing requirement or surplus of the investment section recorded at the end of the financial year is made up of the outturn balance corrected by the outstanding commitments. The outturn balance…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Practice of the profession.

Article R4113-82

Each member remains an individual elector and eligible for election to the Association Council, without the company itself being an elector or eligible for election. However, the departmental council…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Jurisdiction of Disciplinary Boards of First Instance

Article R4234-8

The competent disciplinary chamber is that of the regional or central council in whose area of jurisdiction the pharmacist or professional company being prosecuted is registered on the roll on the dat…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Professional identification card for employees in the building and public works sector

Article R8115-8

When an agent of the Directorate General of Public Finances or an agent of the Directorate General of Customs and Indirect Rights observes one of the breaches of the declaration and information obliga…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Medical laboratories established in another Member State of the European Union or party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article D6221-8

The person in charge of the medical biology laboratory established in another Member State of the European Union or party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area shall inform the Minister respo…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: The Governor and Deputy Governors

Article L142-8

The Banque de France is managed by the Governor of the Banque de France.The Governor chairs the General Council of the Banque de France.He prepares and implements the decisions of the General Council.…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Operating conditions for regulated markets and market undertakings.

Article D421-8

Declarants, subject to the obligation provided for in the second paragraph of I of Article L. 421-9, are persons, acting alone or in concert in relation to the market undertaking: 1° Who directly own…

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