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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Import and export

Article R5121-130

The operation, as defined in the second paragraph of 3° of Article R. 5124-2, of a proprietary medicinal product benefiting from a parallel import authorisation is carried out by the holder of this au…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Operation.

Article R4532-85

…h voting rights; 2° At the reasoned request of one third of the members representing the employees; 3° Following any accident which has had or may have had serious consequences.

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: The National Council of Sworn Freight Brokers

Article L131-34

…2° Giving its opinion to the appeal courts on applications for the functions of sworn goods broker; 3° Keeping up to date, at national level, the list of brokers registered with the courts of appeal,…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Regulatory capital requirement for groups

Article A356-3

In accordance with article R. 356-17, when an undertaking mentioned in the first paragraph of article R. 356-8 is a participating undertaking of a credit institution, an investment firm or a financial…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER: Terms and conditions of transfers of competence

Article D6271-3

…vity of Saint-Barthélemy or his representative; 2° The Prefect of Guadeloupe or his representative; 3° The Regional Director of Public Finances of Guadeloupe or his representative; 4° A representative…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER: Terms and conditions of transfers of competence

Article D6371-3

…llectivity of Saint-Martin or his representative;2° The Prefect of Guadeloupe or his representative;3° The Regional Director of Public Finance of Guadeloupe or his representative;4° A representative o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Traceability

Article R3512-34

…us calendar year; 2° For products manufactured or packaged in a country outside the European Union; 3° In the event of failure of the anti-handling device used by the manufacturer or importer; 4° In t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Tasks.

Article R4643-3

…Participates in monitoring occupational risks; 2° Conducts studies relating to working conditions; 3° Analyses the causes of occupational risks; 4° Encourages initiatives by professionals in the buil…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Implementing provisions.

Article L7232-9

In addition to the labour inspectors mentioned in article L. 8112-1, the competition, consumer affairs and fraud control officers are responsible for recording, by means of official reports, breaches…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Search for an assignment.

Article R6152-50-7

Practitioners placed on compulsory lay-off pursuant to the fifth paragraph of article L. 6152-5-2 may benefit from the insurance allowance provided for in article L. 5424-1 of the Labour Code under th…

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