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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Reporting cases of intoxication to toxicovigilance organisations

Article R1340-10

I.-Health professionals shall report without delay to the body responsible for toxicovigilance in their area any case of human intoxication that they observe and which presents one of the following se…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IV: Transparency, restrictive competition practices and other prohibited practices.

Article D440-2

The Commission d'examen des pratiques commerciales is made up of one deputy and one senator as well as twenty-four full members and sixteen alternate members distributed as follows:1° One honorary mag…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Redistribution and inter-professional fund for access to law and justice

Article R444-39

The Comité consultatif des aides à l'accès au droit et à la justice comprises eight members:1° Two university professors, respectively agrégé de droit and agrégé de sciences économiques, co-chairs of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IV: Judicial liquidation and professional recovery.

Article R644-2

The statement of claims supplemented by the draft distribution drawn up by the liquidator at the end of the procedure for the verification and admission of claims and the realisation of assets is file…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Territorial health councils .

Article R1434-36

Each Territorial Health Board is made up of a plenary assembly, a bureau, a specialised mental health commission and a specific committee for organising the expression of users.The specialised mental…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article D513-11-1

For the purposes of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply 1° "Collection": the collection of faeces as defined in 2°, under the responsibility of the establishment or body mentioned in A…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Sub-section 3: Working conditions of the pharmacists or veterinary surgeons responsible and delegated.

Article R5142-31

The pharmacist or veterinary surgeon in charge of a company mentioned in 1°, 2°, 3°, 4°, 5°, 6°, 7°, 8°, 9° and 10° of article R. 5142-1 or the pharmacist or veterinary surgeon delegated by his establ…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Financial penalties

Article R5461-4

The following constitutes a breach subject to a financial penalty: 1° For the manufacturer of a medical device or its authorised representative, failing to make available to the Director General of th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: General framework for carrying out the tasks of the public service labour inspectorate

Article R8124-4

This Code of Ethics applies to all employees, whatever their duties.It concerns in particular:1° The Director General of Labour and the agents of the Directorate General of Labour involved in the publ…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Settlement of claims arising from employment contracts.

Article L625-6

Statements of claims arising from an employment contract, approved by the official receiver, as well as decisions rendered by the industrial tribunal, are entered on the statement of claims filed at t…

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