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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 12: Payment incidents and penalties

Article R131-13

Any banker who receives notice from the Banque de France, pursuant to article R. 131-42, of a ban on issuing cheques concerning a person holding an account in his establishment shall record this notic…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Obligations of those involved in reactovigilance.

Article R5222-18

For a new device, the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé may, at any time and for a period of two years following the declaration provided for…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Right to training

Article R7125-18

…rs who are employees must, when they wish to take the training leave referred to in article L. 7125-13, submit his request in writing to his employer at least thirty days in advance, specifying the da…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
11°: Borrowings by départements, communes and public establishments

Article 133

The withholding tax provided for in 1 of l'article 119 bis et du prélèvement prévu au I de Article 125 A: 1° Interest, arrears and all other income from negotiable loans contracted from the entry into…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Right to training

Article R7227-18

…an employee must, when he wishes to benefit from the training leave referred to in article L. 7227-13, submit his request in writing to his employer at least thirty days in advance, specifying the da…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Distribution and supply of labile blood products

Article R1221-18

I.-The distribution and supply of labile blood products required by health establishments and health cooperation groups authorised to manage a blood depot are carried out by a single blood establishme…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Formation and performance of the contract

Article L341-18

…to L. 341-17 shall also incur as additional penalties the prohibition, in accordance with the procedures set out in Article 131-27 of the Criminal Code, to hold a public office or to engage in the pr…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Organisation at national level

Article R1114-18

The Union nationale des associations agréées d'usagers du système de santé (National Union of Approved Associations of Users of the Healthcare System) referred to in article L. 1114-6 is made up of th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions.

Article L321-18

…s Code, submitted to the Minister of Justice for approval and made public; 10° Determining the procedures for completing the continuing professional training provided for in Article L. 321-4-1 ; 11° P…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Waste from infectious risk healthcare activities and similar waste

Article R1337-18

…does not have a certificate of conformity issued under the conditions defined in III of article R. 1335-8-1 A ; 2° Using a disinfection pre-treatment appliance that does not have a certificate of con…

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