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Showing 69216930 of 29384 articles for Art. 18 May 2017

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Medicinal products for which prescription is reserved for certain specialist doctors.

Article R5121-91

…in decree no. 2004-252 of 19 March 2004 relating to the conditions under which doctors of medicine may obtain a specialist qualification; 2° In the event that the initial prescription of the medicina…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Buying group structures.

Article D5125-24-16

Pharmacists holding a dispensary or companies operating a dispensary may form a company, an economic interest grouping or an association, with a view to purchasing, on behalf of its partners, members…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Professional Certification Commission

Article R6113-4

With the agreement of the Chairman, members of the Committee may take part in debates by means of a telephone or audiovisual conference. If a member is unable to attend, he may give his proxy to anoth…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Administrative penalties

Article R7122-27

…oncerned has one month to submit written observations. The prefect will indicate the penalties that may be imposed and specify that the person concerned may examine the documents in the file and be as…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Limitation period and order

Article R5132-30

…s or subject to narcotics regulations for treatment lasting more than twenty-eight days.This period may be reduced for certain designated medicinal products by decision of the Director General of the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Mobile emergency and resuscitation unit

Article D6124-12

The authorisation to carry out the activity mentioned in 2° of article R. 6123-1 may only be issued to a health care establishment if it has the staff, driver or pilot, as well as the equipment, neces…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 6: Self-dialysis units.

Article D6124-80

…assistance of nephrologists who are qualified or competent in nephrology. The team of nephrologists may be shared with that of a haemodialysis centre or a medical dialysis unit. This team is on call t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Operation

Article R6132-21-1

…ng as set out in the grouping's constituent agreement.II. - The director of the support institution may delegate his signature to staff recruited by this institution or made available to it to carry o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Sale and transfer of shares.

Article R6223-36

…eriod provided for in that article. Until this formality has been completed, the transfer of shares may not be invoked against third parties, who may, however, rely on it. Any interested party may, at…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE I: Preliminary provisions.

Article L210-12

…ear and whose articles of association meet the conditions defined in 1° and 2° of article L. 210-10 may provide in its articles of association that an engagement coordinator replaces the engagement co…

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