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Showing 27312740 of 64513 articles for Art. L. 133-4 et R. 133-3

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Authorisation procedures.

Article R5141-45

…irector General of the Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement et du travail may prohibit the supply of certain batches of authorised veterinary medicinal products…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Conciliation Commission.

Article R6142-41

…spital centre and the legal representative of the body party to the agreement. When the committee meets to settle financial difficulties, the departmental or, where appropriate, regional director of p…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Disciplinary safeguards

Article R6153-40

Without prejudice to the provisions of articles R. 6153-29 to R. 6153-39, the head of the organisation or establishment in which the resident carries out his duties may suspend the latter's activity i…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter II: Seizable assets

Article R112-4

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Personal bankruptcy and other prohibition measures.

Article L653-4

…l person, against whom one of the following facts has been identified: 1° Having disposed of the assets of the legal person as if they were his own; 2° Under cover of the legal person masking his acti…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Other provisions.

Article L662-4

…loyer or the liquidator, as the case may be, of the employees' representative mentioned in articles L. 621-4 and L. 641-1 must be submitted to the works council, which gives an opinion on the proposed…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions relating to Mayotte

Article L5524-4

…fic solidarity allowance in Mayotte is increased by decree, with a view to reducing the difference between the rate of the allowance and that applied in mainland France, Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Mar…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
3. Holidays.

Article R6152-35-3

Leave due under 1° of article R. 6152-35 may not be carried over to the following year, unless exceptional authorisation is granted by the director of the establishment after consulting the head of th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Introduction of profit-sharing.

Article L3312-4

…of the profit-sharing agreement or in respect of the profit-sharing supplement mentioned in article L. 3314-10 are excluded from the basis of assessment for the contributions defined in articles L. 13…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Application of laws and regulations in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon

Article LO6413-4

…try into force of the loi organique n° 2007-223 du 21 février 2007 portant dispositions statutaires et institutionnelles relatives à l'outre-mer dans des matières qui relèvent de la compétence des aut…

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