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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Experimentation.

Article R5141-3

The natural or legal person who initiates a veterinary medicinal product trial as defined in article R. 5141-2 is called the sponsor. The persons who direct and supervise the performance of pharmaceut…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Failure to comply with the obligation

Article D8254-12

In the light of the documents sent to him pursuant to articles D. 8254-2, D. 8254-4 and D. 8254-5, the Director General of the French Office for Immigration and Integration decides, in accordance with…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Remuneration

Article R6152-710

Practitioners recruited on the basis of 3° of article L. 6152-1 contribute to the supplementary social security pension scheme instituted by decree no. 70-1277 of 23 December 1970 creating a supplemen…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Social protection of practitioners.

Article R6154-25

Notwithstanding the provisions of articles R. 6152-37 to R. 6152-39, hospital practitioners who are self-employed are compensated under the following conditions in the event of illness not attributabl…

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
4b: Levy on fixed-income investment income

Article 125 A

I.-Individuals domiciled in France for tax purposes within the meaning of l'article 4 B who benefit from interest, arrears and income of any kind from state funds, bonds, participating securities, bil…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: National Council for Periodic Certification

Article D4022-1

I.-The National Periodic Certification Board referred to in article L. 4022-5 comprises a collegiate body and professional commissions. II.-The chairman of the national board for periodic certificatio…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope of application

Article L137-1

For the purposes of Articles L. 137-2 to L. 137-4, a person who provides an online public communication service whose main purpose, or one of whose main purposes, is to store and give the public acces…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subtitle I: Public and civil proceedings

Article 9-2

The limitation period for public prosecution is interrupted by: 1° Any act, emanating from the public prosecutor or the civil party, tending to initiate the public prosecution, provided for in article…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Prohibited activities, checks and investigations

Article L232-10-4

Where such conduct does not constitute Tampering, an Athlete or other Person shall not: a) intimidate or threaten any person with a view to dissuading that person from communicating in good faith to t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General principles relating to research involving the human person

Article L1121-4

The research referred to in 1° of Article L. 1121-1 may only be carried out after a favourable opinion has been obtained from the Committee for the Protection of Individuals referred to in Article L.…

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