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

Article L6431-8

…ticular: 1° A grant from the State ; 2° Assistance it may receive from the territory or from public and private bodies; 3° A contribution from users according to their means; 4° Remuneration for servi…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Packaged spring waters.

Article R1321-87

Packaged spring waters are held for sale, offered for sale, sold or distributed free of charge under one of the following names: 1° "Spring water" ; 2° "Spring water with added carbon dioxide", which…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Minimum standards applicable to antenatal consultations.

Article R2122-8

…Sufficient fire extinguishers; 3° a rapid call system to the nearest fire station. The construction and layout of the premises must allow for rapid evacuation in the event of a fire.

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3a: Similar biological medicinal products

Article R5121-9-3

The Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité des médicaments et des produits de santé: 1° Suspends or withdraws the decision referred to in 1° of Article R. 5121-9-2 identifying a similar…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Organisations approved for the collective management of the right to authorise the exploitation of certain unavailable works

Article R328-8

I.-When it is granted approval under the conditions set out in I of Article L. 138-2, the collective management organisation must immediately publish the following information on its website, in a ded…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Technical and accounting rules.

Article R*441-9

No gratuitous benefit may be stipulated for the transactions provided for in this chapter.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 6: Default judgment and opposition

Article D45-2-9

The opposition lodged against a judgment by default shall render null and void the warrant of committal with deferred effect, including if that warrant is subject to provisional execution, as well as…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Contract and cluster project

Article R6146-9-2

…of inter-establishment clusters define the main principles governing the operation of the clusters and relations between the heads of clusters, the heads of services and the heads of departments, fun…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Operation

Article L2121-8

In municipalities with a population of 1,000 or more, the municipal council draws up its own rules of procedure within six months of taking office. The by-laws previously adopted continue to apply unt…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Formal notice prior to temporary cessation of activity.

Article L4721-8

When the Labour Inspectorate monitoring officer referred to in Article L. 8112-1 finds that the worker is exposed to a chemical agent which is carcinogenic, mutagenic or toxic for reproduction, and th…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
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