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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R1245-2

The legal or natural persons referred to in Article R. 1245-1 who bring into national territory elements or products of the human body referred to in that same article shall ensure : 1° That these hav…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Exposure limit values

Article R4443-2

…gering the preventive action provided for in Article R. 4445-1 and Article R. 4446-1 is set at : 1° 2.5 m / s2 for vibrations transmitted to the hands and arms; 2° 0.5 m / s2 for vibrations transmitte…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Isolated workers.

Article R4543-20

…l of equipment weighing in excess of 50 kg, or the installation or removal of lift traction cables; 2° Require the use of powered-ventilated individual respiratory protection equipment.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Common provisions

Article D6124-254

…ccess to anaesthesia and post-intervention monitoring under the conditions defined in articles D. 6124-91 to D. 6124-103 ; 2° The procedure is carried out by a psychiatrist with proven training or exp…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Book II: Compulsory insurance

Article A250-2

Any insurance undertaking authorised to insure any of the risks referred to in articles L. 125-1, L. 211-1, L. 220-1, L. 241-1 and L. 242-1 shall make available to any person, on request, insurance ap…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Conditions for exercising warning and withdrawal rights.

Article L4132-2

…entative on the social and economic committee alerts the employer in application of article L. 4131-2, he shall record his opinion in writing under conditions determined by regulation. The employer im…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Raw materials for pharmaceutical use

Article L5438-2

Any manufacturer, importer or distributor of excipients as defined by Article L. 5138-2 who carries on business without having made a declaration to the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et d…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Provisions applicable to satellite broadcasting, communication on an ancillary online service and simultaneous, unabridged and unchanged retransmission

Article L217-2

…ovided for in the first paragraph is issued in consideration of the criteria listed in Article L. 132-20-1.A decree of the Conseil d'Etat sets the conditions for issuing and withdrawing authorisation.…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Changes in share capital and employee share ownership.

Article L225-210

…the Management Board, as the case may be, are required, under the conditions set out in Article L. 225-251 and the first paragraph of Article L. 225-256 to pay up the shares.The acquisition of shares…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Criminal penalties

Article L5462-2

I.-If the manufacturer of a device referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/746 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017 or, where applicable, its authorised representativ…

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