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Showing 10811090 of 57258 articles for Art. Decree 2023-1056 of 17-11-2023

French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Prohibitions

Article R4313-17

It is forbidden to display, offer for sale, sell, import, hire out, make available or transfer in any way whatsoever work equipment or personal protective equipment for which the formalities prior to…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE VI: Markets of national interest and commercial events.

Article A762-17

Personal data are kept on computer for a period of five years from the date on which they were last modified.Non-personal data are kept on computer for a period of ten years from the date on which the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Conditions for authorisation.

Article R1243-17

To avoid any risk of cross-contamination, when activities involving the preservation, preparation and transfer for scientific purposes of tissues or their derivatives or of cells are carried out on th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Freedom to provide services

Article R4322-17

The provisions of articles R. 4311-38 to R. 4311-41-2 are applicable to the provision of services by chiropodists whose declaration is provided for in article L. 4322-15.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Common provisions

Article R4341-17

The commission of speech and language therapists in the region designated by order of the Minister for Health comprises :1° The Regional Director for Youth, Sport and Social Cohesion or his/her repres…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Criminal provisions

Article L784-17

The articles listed in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in French Polynesia in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table: Applicable articles In the wording r…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Criminal provisions

Article L783-17

The articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in New Caledonia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table: Articles applicable In the word…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Medical file

Article R4625-17

The occupational health physician or, under his authority, the health staff of the prevention and occupational health department of the temporary work undertaking shall set up and complete the occupat…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Discipline of commercial court judges

Article R724-17

The hearing of the National Disciplinary Committee is public. However, if the protection of public order or privacy so requires or if there are special circumstances likely to prejudice the interests…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section IX: Miscellaneous provisions

Article 1122

All deeds that it is necessary to reconstitute following a disaster or acts of war, as well as all procedural formalities having this reconstitution as their object, are, subject to the provisions of…

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