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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Special provisions.

Article R5141-118

…substances, as well as the establishments mentioned in Article L. 5142-1 shall record, in chronological order, using any appropriate recording system that allows immediate editing at the request of th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Composition

Article R6147-119

The mediators referred to in 2° of Article R. 6147-117 are a doctor mediator and a non-physician mediator. The doctor mediator and his alternate are appointed by the Chief Medical Officer of the Armed…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Manufacturing and wholesale distribution.

Article L5124-11

A pharmaceutical establishment exporting a medicinal product must ask the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé to certify that it holds the authorisation referred to in…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article 800

…ct of that lawyer, of his own motion or at the request of another party, except that, in the latter case, the judge may refuse by reasoned order that is not subject to appeal. A copy of the order is s…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection II: The judge hearing the case.

Article 868

The orders of the judge hearing the case are not subject to appeal independently of the judgment on the merits. However, they may be appealed, either in the cases and under the conditions provided for…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter VII: Trial of offences

Article 839

For the application of Article 407, the court clerk may be appointed as interpreter for one of the languages in use in the territory. In this case, he is exempt from the oath. If there is a permanent…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Guarantees granted in the exercise of the mandate.

Article R3123-8

…II, III or IV of the general civil service regulations or non-permanent employees of the State, a local authority or their public administrative establishments, the legal working time for a calendar y…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Guarantees granted in the exercise of the mandate.

Article R4135-8

…II, III or IV of the general civil service regulations or non-permanent employees of the State, a local authority or their public administrative establishments, the legal working time for a calendar y…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Guarantees granted in the exercise of the mandate or office

Article R7227-8

To set the maximum time of absence to which, pursuant to article L. 7227-3, elected representatives who are civil servants governed by titles II, III or IV of the general civil service regulations or…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 5: Accounting provisions

Article L214-110

The audit is carried out by one or more statutory auditors. The statutory auditors shall bring to the attention of the Autorité des marchés financiers any irregularities or inaccuracies they discover…

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