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Showing 23812390 of 69024 articles for Art. L. 221-8 + Art. R. 221-30 à R. 221-37

French Labour CodeIn force
Section 8: External company employee representative on the health, safety and working conditions committee

Article L2412-8

…of an establishment comprising at least one classified facility on the list provided for in Article L. 515-36 of the Environment Code or mentioned in Article L. 211-2 of the Mining Code, before the ex…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Registration in the file

Article R53-8-5

…son was convicted abroad, of the notification of obligations it has made in accordance with Article R. 53-8-9. The specially authorised prison registrar shall immediately record in the file the date o…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Relations between sports associations and companies

Article R122-8

I.-The agreement referred to in article L. 122-14 includes stipulations specifying : 1° The definition of the activities linked to the amateur sector and the activities linked to the professional sect…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Ethics

Article R261-8

…ver the previous three years, in a company or corporation controlled, within the meaning of article L. 233-3 of the French Commercial Code, by a company in the film and moving image sector; 2° Corpora…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Rules common to all types of practice.

Article R4127-83

I. - In accordance with article L. 4113-9, the usual practice of medicine, in any form whatsoever, within a company, local authority or institution governed by private law must, in all cases, be the s…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Policyholder and beneficiary information and pricing

Article Annexe à l'article A132-9-6

…BER of requests by potential beneficiaries which enabled the insurer to identify the death (article L. 132-9-2) TOTAL AMOUNT and number of contracts for which the policyholder has been identified as d…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Private practice.

Article R4127-85

…spect of which he is registered on the roll of the Departmental Council, in accordance with article L. 4112-1. A doctor may carry out his professional activity on one or more sites separate from his u…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Contract and cluster project

Article R6146-8

…e basis of the organisation determined by the Director, the cluster contract referred to in article L. 6146-1 defines the objectives, particularly in terms of care policy and quality, assigned to the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1a: National health identifier

Article R1111-8-3

The data mentioned in article R. 1111-8-2 may only be referenced using the national health identifier by the professionals, establishments, services and organisations mentioned in article L. 1110-4 an…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 6: Keeping a record of queries and consultations

Article R53-8-34

The file shall retain for a period of three years information relating to the recordings and interrogations to which it is subject, specifying the capacity of the person or authority who carried out t…

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