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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Powers and prerogatives of the Agence nationale chargée de la sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement et du travail with regard to veterinary medicinal products.

Article L5145-2

The Director of the National Veterinary Medicines Agency is appointed by order of the competent ministers on a proposal from the Director General of the National Agency for Food, Environmental and Occ…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Resources

Article R1418-27

The overall allocation provided for in article L. 1418-7 is set by order of the ministers responsible for health, social security and the budget. It is revised in the same way.

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Single section

Article R3354-21

An order by the Ministers of Justice, Defence, the Interior and the Minister for Health sets the conditions for the distribution and maintenance of the equipment used for the samples provided for in a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Commission for pharmacy assistants and hospital pharmacy assistants.

Article D4241-20

The commission for pharmacy assistants and hospital pharmacy assistants referred to in articles L. 4241-6 and L. 4241-14 is chaired by a decentralised authority designated by order of the Minister for…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Special allowance agreement for older workers

Article R5123-21

A joint order of the ministers responsible for employment and the budget specifies in particular the conditions under which employees must sign up to the agreements, the methods for calculating the re…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
VIII bis: Exemption for capital gains realised on the sale of a sole proprietorship or a complete branch of activity

Article 238 quindecies

…Capital gains subject to the articles 39 duodecies to 39 quindecies and realised in the context of a commercial, industrial, craft, liberal or agricultural activity on the occasion of the transfer…

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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 R328-2

The application for approval, accompanied by a file drawn up in accordance with article R. 328-1, is sent by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt to the Minister for Culture, who issues a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Breaches of the rules concerning the design, manufacture and marketing of work equipment and personal protective equipment

Article L4755-2

Article L. 4751-2 does not apply to this chapter.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Breaches of the rules concerning the design, manufacture and marketing of work equipment and personal protective equipment

Article R4755-2

…the market supervisor intends to impose an administrative fine, it will inform the party concerned of the amount of the proposed fine and invite it to submit its observations within a period of one m…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Exceptional registration due to difficulties in exhibiting and manufacturing cinematographic works as a result of the health crisis

Article 919-20

In order to benefit from the registration of sums in their automatic account, delegated production companies shall send electronically, between 1 September 2021 and 31 December 2021, an application fo…

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