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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Application to the armed forces health service

Article R1131-23

…ers of the regional health agency. The practitioners who carry out the analyses mentioned in 1° and 2° of Article R. 1131-2 in these hospitals are approved by the Director General of the Agence de la…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 222-19

…1° They have received investment approval or, if this has not been requested, production approval; 2° They have been financed by a French contribution equal to at least 30% of their final production…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Mandatory information and scope of the declaration

Article R1221-2

…th the national establishment for naval invalids, if the declaration relates to an employed seaman; 2° Registration of the employee with the primary health insurance fund provided for inarticle R. 312…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Aptitude test

Article A212-217

…safety. It comprises two tests: 1° a test to verify theoretical and practical knowledge of safety; 2° a technical safety test. If the declarant is subject to both tests, the test to verify theoretica…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5141-2

…tions laid down in b or c of paragraph 6 of Article 2 of Regulation (EU) 2019/6 of 11 December 2018;2° Magistral veterinary preparation, any extemporaneous preparation carried out either by an authori…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Information in companies with at least three hundred employees

Article R2312-20

…social policy, working conditions and employment, the information provided for under headings 1° A, 2°, 4°, 5° and 10° of the table in article R. 2312-9.

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions relating to Mayotte

Article R6523-2-11

In the absence of an application for authorisation submitted under the conditions of article R. 6523-2-10, or if the applications submitted do not meet the conditions laid down in I of the same articl…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Submission and investigation of certain claims.

Article R5127-2

Applications submitted by public health inspecting pharmacists to the President of the Judicial Court pursuant to the second paragraph of article L. 1421-2 are exempt from the requirement to appear be…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 4: Open livestock account.

Article 210

1. In the area subject to the open account formality, animals may not move or graze without an acquit-à-caution issued by the customs service. 2 (Repealed)

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Single section

Article R1244-2

…ible in particular to: 1° Check that the donor meets the conditions laid down in article L. 1244-2; 2° Inform the donor of the legislative and regulatory provisions relating to gamete donation, and in…

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