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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3 : Conditions for accreditation of practitioners performing pre-implantation diagnosis

Article R2131-36

…1. Depending on the activity for which they are approved, they must also have specialised training and specific experience, deemed sufficient in the light of the assessment criteria defined by the Ag…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 4: Halls, markets and public weights

Article L2573-31

I. - Articles L. 2224-18 to L. 2224-20 and article L. 2224-23 are applicable to the communes of French Polynesia subject to the adaptations provided for in II.II. - For the application of article L. 2…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Prescribing, ordering and dispensing procedures

Article R5139-30

I.- Veterinary proprietary medicinal products and auto-vaccines for veterinary use containing micro-organisms or toxins are prescribed under the conditions mentioned in I, III and IV of article R. 514…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Prescribing, ordering and dispensing procedures

Article R5139-31

…r auto-vaccines for veterinary use containing micro-organisms or toxins must transcribe all entries and withdrawals in a register or record them on a specific computer system meeting the following con…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Verification of professional qualifications and continuing training

Article R519-39

…onal competence set out in article L. 519-3-3 , depending on the nature of the activity carried out and the products distributed, in accordance with the conditions set out in articles R. 519-8, R. 519…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Rules governing the devolution of surnames and customary names

Article 311-21

…ild takes the surname of whichever of his parents his filiation is first established in respect of, and his father's surname if his filiation is established simultaneously in respect of both. In the e…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Rules governing the devolution of surnames and customary names

Article 311-23

…parent, the child takes that parent's name.When the second parent-child relationship is established and then during the child's minority, the parents may, by joint declaration before the civil registr…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Rules governing the devolution of surnames and customary names

Article 311-24

The option of choice available under articles 311-21 and 311-23 may be exercised only once.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Rules governing the devolution of surnames and customary names

Article 311-22

The provisions of article 311-21 shall apply to a child who becomes French pursuant to the provisions of article 22-1, under the conditions laid down by a decree issued by the Conseil d'Etat.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Court administration and inspection

Article R1423-30

The first president of the court of appeal and the public prosecutor inspect the industrial tribunals within their jurisdiction. They shall ensure, each to the extent to which he or she is concerned,…

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