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Showing 31213130 of 64513 articles for Art. L. 133-4 et R. 133-3

French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter Va: Electronic trade in medicinal products by a dispensing pharmacy

Article L5125-40

…ty in medicinal products to a person established in France, medicinal products mentioned in article L. 5125-34 and benefiting from a marketing authorisation in France pursuant to article L. 5121-8 or…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Single chapter.

Article L4711-4

The documents mentioned in articles L. 4711-1 and L. 4711-2 are communicated, under conditions determined by regulation, to the members of the social and economic committees, to the occupational physi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Sexual harassment.

Article L1153-4

Any provision or act contrary to the provisions of articles L. 1153-1 and L. 1153-2 is null and void.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Criminal provisions.

Article L5224-4

Failure to comply with the provisions of article L. 5222-2 is punishable by two years' imprisonment and a fine of 3,000 euros. The court may also order, as an additional penalty, the posting of the ju…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Water and sanitation

Article R4424-32-3

When the technical assistance mission defined by article L. 3232-1-1 is provided by the Corsican local authority or one of its public establishments, the agreement provided for in article R. 3232-1-1…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Single chapter

Article R451-4

In the case provided for in 2° of article R. 451-1 : 1° In the event of an auction sale of furniture left on the premises, this shall take place under the conditions provided for by article R. 433-5.…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: National Commission for Voting Operations

Article R2122-44

…of the trade union organisations whose candidacy is published pursuant to the provisions of article R. 2122-38 on the website of the Ministry of Labour with the conditions of presentation provided for…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Advanced practice nursing

Article R4301-4

As part of the teamwork between the doctor(s) and the advanced practice nurse(s) in accordance with article R. 4301-1, an organisational protocol is drawn up. In the "psychiatry and mental health" fie…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Assistance for employees on part-time work

Article L5122-4

The statutory partial activity allowance is a replacement income within the meaning ofarticle L. 136-1-2 of the Social Security Code and is subject to the contribution mentioned in article L. 136-1 of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Public health and environmental whistleblowing

Article L4133-4

…social and economic committee is informed of alerts sent to the employer in application of articles L. 4133-1 and L. 4133-2.

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