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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Application for approval

Article R1253-19

The employers' group shall submit an application for approval to the Regional Director of Enterprise, Competition, Consumer Affairs, Labour and Employment for the department in which the employers' gr…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Illness and accident

Article R1262-1

…ds one month, the provisions relating to absences due to illness or accident, set out in article L. 1226-1, are applicable to seconded employees.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Freedom of establishment

Article R1132-1

…shall, after obtaining the opinion of the Genetic Counsellors Commission referred to in article R. 1132-4-1, issue the authorisation to practise provided for in article L. 1132-3, in the light of an…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Voluntary blood donation.

Article D1221-1

The donation of blood or blood components may not give rise to any direct or indirect remuneration. In addition to any payment in cash, the following are particularly prohibited: any presentation of v…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Board of Directors.

Article R1222-1

…blissement Français du Sang, the Board of Directors of the Etablissement Français du Sang comprises:1° Eleven members representing the State: a) Four representatives of the Ministers for Health and So…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: The person responsible

Article R1261-15

…searchers working in the establishment or assimilated staff pursuant to article 5 of decree no. 87-31 of 20 January 1987 relating to the National Council of Universities for health disciplines and art…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: The person responsible

Article R1261-16

…Ethics, Science and Teaching Committee for its opinion, under the conditions set out in article R. 1261-17. It may refer to the Committee any question concerning the operation of the special purpose…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Board of Directors

Article R1313-13

…e vote, with the exception of the representatives of the ministers mentioned in a, b, c, d and e of 1° of article R. 1313-4, who each have five votes. The Board of Directors may only validly deliberat…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Board of Directors

Article R1313-12

The Chairman sets the agenda on a proposal from the Chief Executive Officer. Items which one of the supervisory ministers or at least one third of the members of the Board of Directors request to be i…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Board of Directors

Article R1313-14

…on the general direction of the agency. It adopts the agency's internal rules. It deliberates on : 1° Multi-year strategic guidelines; 2° The annual work programme; 3° The performance contract entere…

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