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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Guarantee certificate

Article R7123-23

The modelling agency must be in possession of a guarantee certificate issued by the guarantor, indicating in particular the name and address of the guarantor, the amount, the effective date and the ex…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Guarantee certificate

Article R7123-25

…ling agency shall include the name and address of their guarantor and the reference to article L. 7123-19 on all documents concerning the agency, in particular on the employment contracts that bind th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Medical documents

Article R7214-21

The medical file is completed at subsequent visits. At these visits, a new medical fitness form is drawn up and given to the employer and the employee under the same conditions as the initial medical…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Risk prevention

Article R5139-21

The production, manufacture, transport, import, export, possession, offer, transfer, acquisition and use of micro-organisms and toxins or products containing them in a form or under a name liable to c…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Risk prevention

Article R5139-24

The loss or theft of micro-organisms or toxins as well as products containing them, any incident or accident as well as any event likely to result in their dissemination must be immediately declared t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Risk prevention

Article R5139-22

It is forbidden to mark containers or packaging containing micro-organisms or toxins and products containing them as non-toxic, non-harmful or any other similar indications. Without prejudice to the r…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Risk prevention

Article R5139-23

No container or packaging that has been in contact with micro-organisms and toxins or products containing them mentioned in article L. 5139-1 may receive products intended for human or animal consumpt…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Risk prevention

Article R5139-25

Establishments in which operations are carried out on micro-organisms or toxins included on the list drawn up in application of article L. 5139-1 and identified as presenting the highest risks to publ…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Applicable procedures.

Article R5221-22

…dical devices which are not included in the lists established by the order mentioned in Article R. 5221-6, the EC declaration of conformity; in the case of devices intended for self-diagnosis, the man…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Applicable procedures.

Article R5221-21

The in vitro diagnostic medical devices referred to in Article L. 5221-5 may be exempted from conformity assessment procedures only if the procedure corresponding to the category of device does not in…

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