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Showing 14511460 of 38618 articles for Art. L. 121-12

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Procedure

Article R4126-12

…lication. However, when the matter is referred to the Chamber pursuant to the provisions of article L. 4113-14, this time limit may be reduced to fifteen days. The defendant's first statement of case…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Authorisation decisions

Article R1333-126

…the public;3° The obligation to draw up an internal emergency plan as referred to in II of Article L. 1333-13. This plan takes into account the risks of internal and external exposure to ionising rad…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Terms of self-employed practice

Article R4321-129

…e of practice is that of the professional residence in respect of which, in accordance with article L. 4321-10, he is registered on the roll of the Conseil Départemental de l'Ordre.In the case of prac…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Group Nursing, Rehabilitation and Medico-Technical Care Commission

Article R6132-12

…re committee is a general care coordinator, or a care director covered by the provisions of article L. 4138-2 of the Defence Code, appointed by the director of the grouping's support establishment.III…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Banking Inclusion Observatory

Article R312-12

…c Council is consulted in particular on the nature of the information collected pursuant to article L. 312-1-1 B, and on the definition of monitoring indicators relating to banking inclusion and the p…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Availability of beneficiaries' rights

Article R3313-12

…any, in the absence of a request from the beneficiary, in accordance with the provisions of article L. 3315-2. II - The beneficiary's request must be made within fifteen days of the date on which he/s…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Electronic voting.

Article D4233-12

…electronic voting via the internet are set out in the electoral regulations referred to in article L. 4233-3 and adopted after obtaining the opinion of the Commission nationale de l'informatique et d…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions.

Article R322-123

…ing the operations referred to in Article R. 322-135, the companies or funds referred to in Article L. 322-27 whose exclusive object is reinsurance fall within the scope of this section, in particular…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Acquisition of Trade Mark Rights

Article R712-12

The forfeiture statement provided for in Article L. 712-10 is applicable to the time limits provided for in this Title, with the exception of those mentioned in Articles R. 712-15, R. 712-16-1 and R.…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Special provisions.

Article R5141-122

Veterinarians alone are authorised to administer, in the case provided for in a of 3° of article L. 5143-4, to animals whose flesh or products are not intended for human consumption, medicinal product…

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