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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Powers.

Article R4532-27

A coordinator who has exercised his function at a given level of competence for five years may be recognised as having the level of competence immediately above, if he has previously acquired, on comp…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Powers.

Article R4532-29

At the request of the Labour Inspectorate, the project owner must provide proof of the competence of the coordinator he has appointed.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Joint ventures

Article R422-50

…uthorised to receive legal announcements at the location of the registered office, if there is one, and at the place of practice of each of the partners. The notice shall contain the identity of the p…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Joint ventures

Article R422-51

Membership of the joint venture, together with its name, must be indicated in the professional acts and correspondence of each partner.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Home dispensing.

Article R5125-52

The medicinal products, products or articles mentioned in article L. 4211-1 are transported by the pharmacist dispensing them at home under conditions which guarantee their perfect preservation.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Home dispensing.

Article R5125-50

The medicines, products or objects mentioned in article L. 4211-1 may only be dispensed at home in application of article L. 5125-25 when the patient is unable to travel, in particular due to their st…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Home dispensing.

Article R5125-51

…é de secours minière, personally ensures that the instructions necessary for proper compliance with and understanding of the prescription by the patient are given in advance to the person dispensing t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Decentralised procedure.

Article R5141-47-4

In order to obtain a marketing authorisation in France and in at least one other Member State of the European Union, for a veterinary medicinal product which does not have any authorisation in the Eur…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Conditions and effects of the rights management authorisation

Article L322-3

…all or some of the rights, categories of rights, types of works or other protected subject matter and territories defined by the organisation's articles of association or general regulations. The sc…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Information on the seasonality of fresh fruit and vegetables

Article L113-3

…00 square metres that sell foodstuffs shall make available to consumers, throughout the year, clear and legible information relating to the seasonal nature of the fresh fruit and vegetables they offer…

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