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Showing 971980 of 65301 articles for Art. L 255-1 to L 255-19

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Embryo storage

Article R2151-19

Subject to the provisions of the second paragraph of Article L. 2151-9, the Director General of the Biomedicine Agency shall authorise the storage of embryos, after obtaining the opinion of the Steeri…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: The Ethics, Science and Education Committee

Article R1261-19

…teaching committee of the body's host structure comprises between ten and twenty members divided into two colleges: 1° A college made up of leading figures from the establishment authorised in accord…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Rates

Article A132-19

The age shifts provided for in the eighth paragraph of article A. 132-18 are applied in such a way that each annual mortality rate at a given age is equal to the annual mortality rate at the age that…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: The French Horse and Riding Institute

Article R211-19

The Institut français du cheval et de l'équitation, governed by articles R. 653-13 to R. 653-29 of the code rural et de la pêche maritime (rural and maritime fishing code), runs a school located in Sa…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Société d'exercice libéral de pharmaciens d'officine.

Article R5125-19

The direct or indirect holding of shares representing all or part of the share capital of a société d'exercice libéral de pharmaciens d'officine by a natural or legal person practising a liberal healt…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Lists of candidates and individual applications

Article R1441-19

The notification provided for in article L. 1441-22 to an employer of an employee's status as a candidate shall be made by any means that confers a date certain. The information contained in this noti…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Mayotte Regional Health Agency

Article D1446-19

For its application in Mayotte, article D. 1432-48 is amended as follows: The words "specialised commissions" are deleted.

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 5 : Acquisition of French nationality by decision of the public authorities

Article 21-19

May be naturalised without a probationary period condition: 1° (Paragraph repealed); 2° (Paragraph repealed); 3° (Paragraph repealed); 4°A foreigner who has actually performed military services in a u…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Concessions.

Article R2223-19

The mayor's order to take back the land allocated to a plot is enforceable by operation of law as soon as it has been published and notified.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Compulsory licences in the interests of public health

Article R613-19

Within a maximum period of two months from receipt of the request, the committee referred to in Article R. 613-10 gives its opinion on the conditions for granting the exploitation licence, particularl…

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