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Showing 17111720 of 5611 articles for Art. Directive 86/653/EEC – 18 Dec. 1986

French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Bankruptcy and other offences.

Article L654-15

It is an offence for any person to carry out a professional activity or functions in breach of the prohibitions, disqualifications or incapacities provided for by articles L. 653-2 and L. 653-8, is pu…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Setting payment periods

Article R3133-11

…r public undertakings within the meaning of II of Article 1 of the Order of 7 June 2004 transposing Directive 80/723/EEC of 25 June 1980 on the transparency of financial relations between Member State…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE V: Liabilities and sanctions.

Article L653-7

In the cases provided for in Articles L. 653-3 to L. 653-6 and L. 653-8, the matter is referred to the court by the judicial representative, the liquidator or the public prosecutor. In the collective…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Availability to healthcare professionals

Article D3134-4

…are made available to the legal entities mentioned in I of article 49 of law no. 86-33 of 9 January 1986 on statutory provisions relating to the hospital civil service. Before it is signed, the health…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Staff of hospital foundations

Article R6141-64

…n in accordance with their status; 2° Contractual agents governed by decree no. 86-83 of 17 January 1986 relating to the general provisions applicable to contractual agents of the State taken for the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions relating to leave for health or family reasons

Article R6152-819

…ave or paternity and childcare leave provided for in 5° of article 41 of law no. 86-33 of 9 January 1986 on statutory provisions relating to the hospital civil service for periods equal to those menti…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER VI: Audiovisual communication

Article L1426-1

…rities or their groupings may, under the conditions laid down in the loi n° 86-1067 du 30 septembre 1986 relative à la liberté de communication, éditer un service de télévision destiné aux information…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Machinery

Article R4311-5

…pecifically, to the provisions arising from the transposition, outside the Labour Code, of European directives defining their design and construction rules; 2° Safety components intended to be used as…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Setting the payment deadline

Article R2192-11

…undertakings within the meaning of II of article 1 of order no. 2004-503 of 7 June 2004 transposing directive 80/723/EEC on the transparency of financial relations between Member States and public und…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: Authorised bodies

Article R5211-62

…722/2012 of 8 August 2012 on specific requirements as regards the requirements laid down in Council Directives 90/385/EEC and 93/42/EEC for active implantable medical devices and medical devices manuf…

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