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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Voluntary termination of pregnancy by medication

Article R2311-21

…are administered by a doctor or midwife from the centre under the conditions set out in articles R. 2212-9 to R. 2212-19.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Voluntary termination of pregnancy by medication

Article R2311-20

…ishment's in-house pharmacy, which supplies the centre under the conditions set out in article R. 5126-13.In the absence of a pharmacist, the director or another doctor or midwife of the centre, desig…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Recruitment.

Article R4623-2

…following conditions may practise occupational medicine: 1° Be qualified in occupational medicine ; 2° Have been authorised, on an exceptional basis, to continue practising as an occupational physicia…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions.

Article R5212-2

Materiovigilance involves : 1° Reporting and recording the incidents or risks of incidents mentioned in articles R. 5212-14 and R. 5212-15; 2° Recording, evaluating and using this information for prev…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Effects of the admissibility decision

Article L722-2

The admissibility of the application entails the suspension and prohibition of enforcement proceedings brought against the debtor's assets as well as assignments of remuneration granted by the debtor…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Examinations, checks and registers.

Article R4534-20

…tion du Bâtiment et des Travaux Publics, the prevention department of social security organisations and members of the inter-company college for safety, health and working conditions. It is kept on th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Real and serious cause.

Article L1233-2

…ustified in accordance with the conditions set out in this chapter. It shall be justified by a real and serious reason.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: The mayor and deputy mayors

Article L2122-7-2

…t, without any combination of votes or preferential votes. The list is composed alternately of one candidate of each sex.If, after two ballots, no list has obtained an absolute majority, a third ballo…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section VII: Special provisions applicable to privatisation operations

Article 248 F

…applicable in the context of the transactions provided for in 1° of Article 5 of Law no. 86-793 of 2 July 1986 and Title IV of the loi n° 86-1067 du 30 septembre 1986 relative à la liberté de communi…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section VII: Special provisions applicable to privatisation operations

Article 248 G

The provisions of Article 150-0 B shall apply to capital gains realised from 21 July 1993, the date of publication of privatisation law no. 93-923 of 19 July 1993, on the exchange of the securities re…

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