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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Appointment, challenge and dismissal of statutory auditors.

Article R823-6-1

…risation to extend the term of office of its statutory auditor, pursuant to III of article L. 823-3-1, shall send him a request by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt, or by any other me…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Work permit categories and authorised professional activities

Article D5221-2-1

Pursuant toarticle L. 5221-2-1 of the Labour Code, the condition set out in 2° of article L. 5221-2 of the same code does not apply to foreign nationals who enter France in order to work in an employe…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions applicable to manufacture and import.

Article R5124-49-1

…as the inability of a dispensing pharmacy or a pharmacy for internal use as defined in article L. 5126-1 to dispense a medicinal product to a patient within 72 hours, after having requested supplies…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions applicable to manufacture and import.

Article R5124-54-1

Before removing or partially or totally covering the safety features provided for in article R. 5121-138-2, the pharmaceutical establishment which manufactures medicinal products shall check that the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Issue of the licence and prior declaration

Article R7123-10-2

…to the Agreement on the European Economic Area must produce the documents mentioned in article R. 7123-10-1 in support of its licence application. If this agency has obtained a title of equivalent ef…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Manufacture, packaging and importation of tattoo products.

Article R513-10-3

…rket, established in France, shall make the file provided for in the third paragraph of article L. 513-10-5 available to the supervisory authorities at the address given in 6° of article R. 513-10-5.…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Manufacture, packaging and importation of tattoo products.

Article R513-10-2

The declaration provided for in Article L. 513-10-2 shall be sent by any means giving a date certain to the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé. It shall indicate 1° Th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Working conditions and organisation of service obligations

Article R6153-1-4

Article R. 6153-6 applies to junior doctors.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Working conditions and organisation of service obligations

Article R6153-1-2

The junior doctor carries out preventive, diagnostic and care functions and, where appropriate, medical biology procedures or hospital pharmacy tasks, with the aim of gradually achieving autonomous pr…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Working conditions and organisation of service obligations

Article R6153-1-5

The provisions of articles R. 6153-2, with the exception of the first paragraph of I, to R. 6153-2-5 relating to working hours are applicable to junior doctors. In application of article L. 4111-1-1,…

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