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Showing 10911100 of 62472 articles for Art. Décret 55-22 du 4-1-1955

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Reimbursement of disability-related expenses

Article R4135-22

Reimbursement of specific travel, accompaniment and technical assistance expenses may be obtained by regional elected representatives with disabilities mentioned in the second paragraph of article L.…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Specific powers of the President of the Investigating Chamber

Article 221-3

…efuse his appearance by a reasoned decision. The appearance may be made in accordance with the procedures set out in Article 706-71. If the person under investigation is an adult, the hearings take pl…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Ethics

Article R722-22

…clarant;b) The postal address, e-mail address and telephone contact details of the declarant;c) The duties in respect of which the declarant is making the declaration and the date on which these dutie…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : The Regional Economic and Social Council

Article R4134-22

The articles R. 4135-1 and R. 4135-3 are applicable to the chairmen and members of regional economic, social and environmental councils.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV bis : The Great Customary Council of the Amerindian and Bushinenge populations

Article L7124-22

The resources of the public cultural and environmental cooperation establishment provided for in article L. 1431-1 include resources derived from contracts concluded pursuant to article

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: National identification system and register of companies and their establishments.

Article R123-225

…legal units or their establishments is modified: 1° Either, for companies, at the time of the procedure for modifying their situations provided for in Article L. 123-33; 2° Or, for entities other tha…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter Ia: Pharmacovigilance

Article L5121-22

…assess, prevent and manage the risk of adverse reactions resulting from the use of the medicinal products and products mentioned in article L. 5121-1.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Participation of private healthcare professionals in the work of public health institutions

Article R6146-22

…asis in public health establishments are compensated for their participation in the establishment's duty of care as provided for in article L. 6111-1-3, on Saturday afternoons, Sundays and public holi…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXVII: Prosecution, investigation and trial of offences committed by protected adults

Article D47-22

This expert opinion is optional:1° In the case of an alternative prosecution procedure consisting of reparation of the damage or mediation;2° In the case of a criminal composition;3° When the person i…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions relating to the Bibliothèque nationale de France

Article R122-22

…t paragraph of b of 2° of Article L. 122-5-1, the documents mentioned in article D. 314-128 of the Education Code are considered to be school books subject to the obligation to be deposited with the B…

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