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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Artist authors.

Article L6331-68

The contributions provided for in Article L. 6331-65 are paid to France Compétences, which, in accordance with Article L. 6123-5, distributes and allocates the funds: 1° To the approved skills operato…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Training contract between a natural person and a training organisation.

Article L6353-4

…alifications or references of the persons responsible for the training provided under the contract; 5° The terms of payment and the financial conditions laid down in the event of early termination of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: Miscellaneous provisions

Article L5125-32

…h a minimum level of schooling; 4° The procedures for applying articles L. 5125-23 and L. 5125-25 ; 5° The conditions under which pharmacy pharmacies may be advertised; 6° The procedures for applying…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Advertising

Article L5223-2

The advertising defined in Article L. 5223-1 shall relate to the devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/746 which have the EU declaration of conformity provided for in Article 17 of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Gene therapy preparations and xenogenic cell therapy preparations.

Article L5426-2

The following constitutes a breach subject to a financial penalty: 1° Distributing or transferring gene therapy preparations or xenogenic cell therapy preparations, whether free of charge or for consi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Regional health agency.

Article L6431-14

…ories of personnel insofar as they have not been laid down by legislative or regulatory provisions; 5° The criteria for allocating certain bonuses and allowances.

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

Article R1121-12

…the searches envisaged; 4° A precise description of the elements mentioned in article R. 1121-10 ; 5° Details of the care service that may be called upon in an emergency; 6° The name, diploma and exp…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Notification procedure.

Article R1123-24

…document referred to in Article L. 1122-1 and, where applicable, the brochure for the investigator;5° Where applicable, identification of any changes made during the appraisal of the application or a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Public limited companies.

Article R225-78

…all include, in addition to the information provided for in Articles R. 225-76 and R. 225-77 and in 5° and 6° of Article R. 225-81, the following indications:1° That it may be used for each resolution…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Simplified exchange of information between departments pursuant to the Framework Decision of the Council of the European Union of 18 December 2006

Article R49-35

…as committed; 3° The nature of the offence; 4° The purposes for which the information is requested; 5° The link between those purposes and the person to whom the information relates; 6° The identity o…

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