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Showing 16211630 of 34398 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 4 Dec. 2007 – no. 06-15.137

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: General principles governing the operation of national professional councils

Article D4021-4-3

…n accordance with the principles defined by the Health Expertise Charter referred to in article L. 1452-2. The members of the National Professional Councils only pursue objectives that are directly re…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: General principles governing the operation of national professional councils

Article D4021-4-2

…ecialities with a section or sub-section(s) of the National Universities Council governed by decree no. 92-70 of 16 January 1992, a representative of the section or sub-section(s) corresponding to the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Criteria and procedures for funding the professional transition project

Article R6323-14-4

…o the regional inter-professional joint committee by the funders mentioned in II of article L. 6323-4.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Resale of second-hand in vitro diagnostic medical devices

Article R5222-18-4

…oned in 1°; 3° The results of internal quality controls carried out during the previous five years; 4° Documents relating to the maintenance of the in vitro diagnostic medical device since it was put…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Declaration of sports equipment

Article R312-4

The declarations provided for in article R. 312-3 must identify : 1° In all cases, the sports facility, its use and its characteristics, as well as its owner and, where applicable, its operator; 2° In…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 6: Right to use journalists' works

Article L132-42

…8 et seq do not have the character of wages. They are determined in accordance with articles L. 131-4 et L. 132-6.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Indexation

Article L112-4

…n of the minimum growth wage is authorised in accordance with the rules set out in Articles L. 3231-4 and L. 3231-5 of the French Labour Code.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Budget, contributions and loans

Article L3212-4

…° Borrowings by the department; 2° Loan guarantees under the conditions set out in articles L. 3231-4 et L. 3231-5.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Conclusion and proof of the insurance contract - Form and transmission of policies.

Article R112-4

…ommunicated to the policyholder. The policyholder is informed that the information mentioned in 1°, 4°, 6° and 7° may be provided on request. In addition, the insurer is required to provide all the in…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Opening of a branch and exercise of the freedom to provide services

Article R382-4

…s in the territory of another Member State of the European Union, in accordance with Article L. 382-4, shall notify its plan to the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution, together with the…

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