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Showing 111120 of 37768 articles for Art. Loi 89-462 du 6-7-1989

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title Ia: Electronically supervised home detention sentence

Article D49-89

Failure to comply with the time limits set out in articles D. 49-84 and D. 49-85 does not constitute grounds for invalidating summonses or the formalities for installing the electronic surveillance de…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: National coordination and national missions

Article R1413-89

…fter receiving the opinion of the Director General of the relevant Regional Health Agency. The procedures for defining and carrying out this national mission are the subject of an agreement between th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Composition of the Agency and Working Conditions Committee and procedures for electing and appointing its members

Article R1432-89

…social security bodies, they must have an open-ended contract or a contract of at least six months' duration and have been employed by the agency for at least three months; in addition, they must be p…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Practice of the profession in the form of a company.

Article R814-89

The name or business name of a company shall appear in all documents and correspondence issued by the company. It is supplemented by the information provided for in 1° and 2° of article R. 123-237.In…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Organisation and operation.

Article R822-89

…or more of them, or to the company.If at the end of this period no transfer has been made, the procedure shall be in accordance with the provisions of Article R. 822-87.If the member refuses to sign t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Private practice.

Article R4127-89

It is forbidden for a doctor to have his practice managed by a colleague. However, the departmental council may authorise, for a period of three months, which may be renewable once, the running by a d…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Duties towards patients

Article R4321-89

The masseur-physiotherapist must act as the child's advocate when he or she feels that the child's health interests are being misunderstood or misguided by those around him or her.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Miscellaneous and final provisions

Article R4312-89

Any nurse who changes his or her conditions of practice, including his or her professional address, or ceases to practise, is required to notify the departmental council without delay. The latter take…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Medicinal products initially prescribed in hospitals

Article R5121-89

…iption framework under III of article L. 5121-12-1 or the import authorisation for the medicinal product may reserve its prescription to the doctors mentioned in article R. 5121-88 who hold a qualific…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Authorisation for creation or transfer

Article R5126-89

The provisions of article R. 5126-85 and of the first paragraph of article R. 5126-86 relating to requests for the creation or transfer of pharmacies are applicable to requests for the closure of in-h…

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