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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Conditions for authorising certain research sites

Article R1121-10

…article R. 5212-26 ;d) If meals are prepared, to have separate premises reserved for this purpose; 4° The conditions for fitting out, equipping, hygiene, maintenance and operation as well as the nece…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter II: Organisation and operation

Article L112-1

…f the French State;3° Members of the Conseil d'Etat, the Cour de Cassation and the Cour des Comptes;4° Representatives of the institution's staff elected for three years under conditions laid down by…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title III: MEASURES FOR DEALING WITH OVER-INDebtedness

Article R731-1

For the application of the provisions of articles L. 732-1, L. 733-1 and L. 733-4, the proportion of the debtor's monthly resources to be used to pay off his debts is calculated in accordance with the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Counting of postal votes

Article R2122-88

…ers ; 3° Multiple ballot papers found in the same envelope and in favour of different candidatures; 4° ballot papers designating a candidate who has not been duly published or whose inadmissibility ha…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Promotional communications

Article R1223-9

I. - In an emergency, the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé may suspend the authorisation for a maximum period of three months. II. - Withdraw…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 13: Access to payment accounts

Article L133-40

…on services is disclosed only to the payee and only with the payment service user's express consent;4° Identifies itself to the payment service provider managing the payer's account each time a paymen…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Vigilance.

Article R1123-46

…stered. This definition also applies to cell therapy preparations as defined in Article L. 1243-1 ; 4° Undesirable effect of a medical device or an in vitro diagnostic medical device, any noxious and…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Vocational training and apprenticeships

Article R2241-4

…bers of social and economic committees for the performance of their duties in the area of training; 4° The conditions for the reception and integration of young people and adults in companies, particu…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Conditions relating to aid intensity

Article 411-9

The total amount of aid for the production of a given short-lived cinematographic or audiovisual work may not:1° Exceed 80% of the final production cost of this work and, in the case of an internation…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Transparency in commercial relations

Article L441-17

I.-The contract may provide for penalties to be imposed on the supplier in the event of non-performance of contractual commitments. It must allow for a sufficient margin of error in relation to the vo…

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