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Showing 29112920 of 64513 articles for Art. L. 133-4 et R. 133-3

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 6: Recognition of the professional qualifications of nationals of a Member State of the European Community or of another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article L2223-49

I. - Where the applicant does not meet the requirements referred to in article L. 2223-48, he must justify: 1° If the application for recognition relates to the activity of thanatopraxy: a) A diploma,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Personnel.

Article L5323-4

The contractual agents mentioned inarticles L. 5323-2 and L. 5323-3 : 1° Are bound by professional secrecy and discretion under the same conditions as those defined in Article 26 of Title I of the Gen…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: General authorisation conditions

Article L5125-4

…ransfer or grouping of a pharmacy in a municipality, or in a new municipality as defined in article L. 2113-1 of the General Local Authorities Code or in the municipalities mentioned in article L. 512…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Obligations of establishments mentioned in b of 2° of article R. 1245-31

Article R1245-37

The establishments or organisations mentioned in b of 2° of article R. 1241-31 ensure that the unique donation number that they allocate is unique on the basis of the provisions of the order and good…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Obligations of establishments mentioned in b of 2° of article R. 1245-31

Article R1245-35

…Area, by the establishments or bodies authorised by the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé, pursuant to Article L. 1243-2 and the first and second paragraphs of II of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Obligations of establishments mentioned in b of 2° of article R. 1245-31

Article R1245-36

…dentification sequence is allocated by the establishments or organisations authorised under Article L. 1243-2, the first and second paragraphs of II of Article L. 1245-5, the first paragraph of II of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Allocations of free shares.

Article L225-197-4

A special report informs the Ordinary General Meeting each year of the transactions carried out under the provisions of Articles L. 225-197-1 to L. 225-197-3. This report also gives an account of:the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Powers of the Territorial Council

Article LO6251-4

…nalties provided for in Article LO 6251-3, the violation of the rules that the territorial council sets in the matters mentioned in Article LO 6214-3 may be accompanied by administrative penalties. Th…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Preliminary chapter

Article L230-4

…ry to the World Anti-Doping Code, a laboratory accredited by the World Anti-Doping Agency or an athlete passport management unit for non-compliance with the World Anti-Doping Code, an International St…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Speech therapists.

Article L4341-4

The competent authority may, after obtaining the opinion of a committee composed in particular of professionals, grant individual authorisation to practise the profession of speech and language therap…

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