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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Scientific Council and expert committees

Article R1413-21

…he Director General shall set up the committees of experts required to carry out the Agency's tasks and shall appoint their members. The operating procedures of the expert committees are laid down in…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Inspection and maintenance of facilities

Article R4222-21

The employer shall indicate in a set of instructions for use the arrangements made for ventilation and shall lay down the measures to be taken in the event of a breakdown in the installations. These i…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Terms and conditions of engagement.

Article R4532-21

Where the co-ordinator is employed by the project owner and is bound to the latter by an employment contract, the co-ordination assignment is the subject of a written document enabling each operation…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Nature and conditions of granting

Article R5141-21

The advance is repayable within a maximum of five years. The first repayment is made no later than twelve months after payment.

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Nomination and election of members

Article R7111-21

Employers' representatives are appointed by the representative organisations of newspaper and press agency managers and audiovisual communication companies. In the event of disagreement, the seat in d…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Essential health and safety requirements.

Article R5211-21

Medical devices must be designed and manufactured, taking into account the generally recognised state of the art, in such a way that, when used in accordance with their intended purpose and under the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Obligations of those involved in materials vigilance.

Article R5212-21

…Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé, those of the authorised bodies and the laboratories to which these bodies may have recourse, as well as all persons involved in the…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article L3121-21

In the event of exceptional circumstances and for the duration of such circumstances, the maximum working time defined in article L. 3121-20 may be exceeded by the administrative authority, under cond…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXa: Directory of personal data collected in the context of legal proceedings, known as "Redex".

Article R53-21-22

The managing service shall proceed with the deletion of data entered in the directory: a) Upon expiry of the period provided for in Article R. 53-21-20 ; b) When informed of one of the decisions menti…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: International applications

Article L614-21

…d bans may be lifted at any time. In the case of extended bans, the provisions of the second, third and fourth paragraphs of the article L. 612-10 are applicable.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
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