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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Local biovigilance system

Article R1211-37

…oth operation of the system; 9° Transmitting an annual report to the Agence de la biomédecine by 31 March each year, summarising all incidents and adverse reactions and the frequency with which they o…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Machinery

Article R4311-5

The design and construction obligations for placing machinery on the market do not apply to the following products: 1° Products which, although meeting the definition of machinery, are subject, exclus…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Commission responsible for applications for authorisation to practise from successful candidates in knowledge verification tests

Article D4111-10

…members sitting on the ordinal qualification commissions instituted byarticle 2 of decree no. 2004-252 of 19 March 2004 relating to the conditions under which doctors of medicine may obtain a special…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Monitoring of post-authorisation safety studies

Article R5121-178-2

…to in Article 56 of Regulation (EC) No 726/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004. The draft protocol is submitted solely to the Director General of the Agence nationale d…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Public industrial and commercial services

Article L2224-31

I.-Without prejudice to the provisions of article 23 of law no. 46-628 of 8 April 1946 on the nationalisation of electricity and gas, local and regional authorities or their public cooperation establi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
APPENDICES TO PART ONE

Article Annexe 11-2 (suite 2)

…joint. DominantNon-dominantTotal loss of mobility in the glenohumeral and scapulothoracic joints30 %25 %Limitation of active elevation-abduction-antépulsion to 60o fixed in internal rotation25 %20 %Li…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Powers and organisation for the protection of copyright and related rights

Article L331-14

…h authorisation is required. III. III - In order to carry out the duties set out in articles L. 331-25 and L. 331-27, the authorised and sworn agents of the Autorité de régulation de la communication…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Foreign nationals with EU long-term resident status in another Member State of the European Union

Article L426-11

…ing an EU long-term resident card, as defined by the provisions of Council Directive 2003/109/EC of 25 November 2003 concerning the status of third-country nationals who are long-term residents, grant…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Provisions specific to various commercial companies.

Article L229-3

…each merging company shall submit to the notary or registrar the certificate referred to in Article 25 of the aforementioned Council Regulation (EC) No 2157 / 2001 of 8 October 2001 within six months…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Universal guarantee fund for rental risks

Article R426-5

…d exposed to more than 90% of their assets in : a) The securities mentioned in 1° and 2° ; b) Money market instruments mentioned in 2° of I of article L. 214-20 of the Monetary and Financial Code, the…

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