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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Preventive measures and resources

Article R4412-66

Where the use of an agent that is carcinogenic, mutagenic or toxic to reproduction is likely to lead to exposure, the employer shall reduce the use of that agent in the workplace, in particular by rep…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Preventive measures and resources

Article R4412-67

Where the results of the risk assessment provided for in subsection 2 reveal a risk to the health or safety of workers, exposure of workers shall be avoided.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Preventive measures and resources

Article R4412-68

…rous to safety or health, the employer shall take the necessary steps to ensure that the production and use of the carcinogen, mutagen or agent toxic to reproduction takes place in a closed system.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Preventive measures and resources.

Article R4542-6

The display screen has the following characteristics: 1° The characters are of good definition and formed in a clear manner, of sufficient size and with adequate space between characters and lines; 2°…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Special provisions.

Article R5141-112-1

…on keeping a dispensary open": The prohibition on any veterinarian from preparing extemporaneously, and dispensing by retail, a veterinary medicinal product, whether or not subject to compulsory presc…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Vigilance relating to health products

Article R1413-61-6

…et des produits de santé, he shall designate one or more health establishments to house the centres and coordinators referred to in Article R. 1413-61-3 ; 2° He shall organise the pooling of resources…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Medical professions.

Article L4441-11-1

For the application of article L. 4132-5, the words: "and L. 145-2-1 of the Social Security Code" are replaced by the words: "and sentences handed down by the courts responsible for disputes relating…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4b: Compensation for victims of sodium valproate or its derivatives

Article L1142-24-11

…trate from the administrative order or a magistrate from the judicial order, in office or honorary, and includes in particular a person with expertise in the field of personal injury compensation, a p…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Territorial, local and departmental chambers of commerce and industry in the Ile-de-France region

Article R711-11-1

…ragraph of Article L. 711-1 are consistent with the sectoral plans.Territorial chambers of commerce and industry wishing to carry out these experiments must submit to their assembly and to the regiona…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2 bis: Withholding of income tax at source

Article 119 bis A

…responding to the distribution of proceeds from units or shares referred to in b, made, in any form and by any means whatsoever, by a person who is established or has his tax domicile in France to the…

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