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Showing 33913400 of 4136 articles for Art. Convention franco-britannique 1968

French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Regional hospital groups

Article L6132-5

I.-After receiving the shared medical projects from establishments wishing to join a regional hospital grouping, or in the event that the shared medical projects have not been sent, the directors gene…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Provisions common to the sale and pledging of a business.

Article R143-1

Where the sale of the business has not taken place at public auction in accordance with articles L. 143-3 to L. 143-8, L. 143-10 and L. 143-13 to L. 143-15, the purchaser who wishes to secure himself…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book IV: Some special procedures

Article R54-3

The Board of Directors regulates the business of the institution through its deliberations. It deliberates in particular on:

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Content and conditions of validity

Article R1321-6

The request provided for in Article L. 1322-1-1 shall mention the provision(s) on which the Labour Inspector's assessment is sought. It shall be accompanied by the text of the internal regulations and…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: National biovigilance system

Article R1211-34

After evaluating the information reported to him/her, the Director General of the Agence de la biomédecine analyses the relevance of the corrective measures implemented. If these seem insufficient or…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE II: PROVISIONS SPECIFIC TO CERTAIN LOCAL PUBLIC SERVICES

Article R1426-1

The amount of rent payable by operators holding a frequency use authorisation to local authorities or their groupings for the provision of infrastructure intended to support mobile telecommunications…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Public industrial and commercial services

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 General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Electronic communication and examination of appeals

Article R2333-120-32 bis

Electronic communication with the Commission du contentieux du stationnement payant (Pay Parking Litigation Commission) may take place, under conditions set by joint order of the Minister of Justice a…

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

Article D4021-4-1

Each National Professional Council and each federative structure adopts its own rules of procedure. These rules of procedure stipulate, in particular, where this information is not included in the art…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R5151-6

I.-The following are recipients of all or part of the personal data included in the automated processing, within the limits strictly necessary for the performance of their duties: 1° Employees of the…

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