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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Instructions and packaging.

Article R5133-1

…let accompanying each registered reagent includes the following information in French for the user: 1° The name of the reagent, together with an indication of its diagnostic and therapeutic purpose; 2…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Definition and activities.

Article R5142-1

The following definitions apply1° Manufacturer: a company comprising one or more veterinary pharmaceutical establishments engaged in the manufacture of veterinary medicinal products other than medicat…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Skills and resources

Article D8322-1

…our inspectors working in Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Mayotte, Réunion, Saint-Barthélemy and Saint-Martin have the same powers as the labour inspectors mentioned in Article L. 8112-1 workin…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Terms and conditions

Article R6154-1

…oner in an external activity of general interest for the maximum period provided for by article R. 6152-30 is exclusive of the exercise of any self-employed activity. If the duration of the general in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Terms and conditions

Article R6154-10

…th establishment pays hospital radiologists the share of the technical fee mentioned in article R. 6154-8 on a quarterly basis.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Composition and operation.

Article R6313-1

In each department, a committee for urgent medical aid, permanent care and medical transport ensures the quality of the distribution of urgent medical aid, the organisation of permanent care and its a…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: List of diplomas, professional qualifications or qualification certificates

Article A212-1-1

For each of the options, specialities or terms of each diploma, professional qualification and certificate of qualification listed in Annex II-1 to this code, in the table attached to the order of 22…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions specific to contracts concluded by electronic means

Article 1127-1

…make the applicable contractual stipulations available in a manner that allows them to be preserved and reproduced.The author of an offer remains bound by it for as long as it is accessible by electro…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 1: Measures to assist production companies

Article 917-1

…uring the period of restriction of the hours of reception of the public, by derogation to articles 916-1 and 916-2, the rates of calculation of the sums representing the automatic financial aids to wh…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section IV: Damaged property

Article 1058

Deeds, documents and writings relating to the implementation of the land consolidation provided for by the law of 14 April 1947 are, provided they expressly refer to it, exempt from registration dutie…

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