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Showing 72917300 of 9666 articles for Art. CE 16-11-1988 n° 47685-47741

French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Industrial preparation and wholesale.

Article L5441-14

…nal product manufacturing establishment referred to in Article 97 of Regulation (EU) 2019/6 of 11 December 2018 or of a person responsible for a wholesale distribution establishment referred to in Art…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Execution of measures

Article R15-33-55

…of the Penitentiary Code and L. 412-8 (5°) of the Social Security Code shall apply to the performance of the work provided for by 6° of Article 41-2 of this Code, the powers conferred by these articl…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Settlement of creditors.

Article R643-7

…s of the closure of the order at the registry of the court before which the judicial liquidation proceedings were conducted. As from the filing of the minutes of the closure of the order, the collocat…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 5: Ethical bodies for commercial court judges

Article R721-22

…request of a judge of his court. In his opinions, this member of the judiciary shall ensure compliance with the ethical obligations set out in the compendium referred to in article R. 721-11-1. It tak…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Provisions relating to electronic signatures

Article A53-3

The procedure for registering and recording identification and authorisation data for electronic signature processes made available to persons participating in the procedure within the meaning of Arti…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Organisational conditions for medically assisted procreation activities

Article R2142-20

…heir number. The name of this coordinator is communicated to the regional health agency and the Agence de la biomédecine. Prior to the implementation of any medically assisted procreation, the coordin…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Biological activities for medically assisted procreation

Article R2142-29

The health establishment, body, health cooperation group or laboratory authorised to carry out the activities mentioned in e of 2° of Article R. 2142-1 keeps, with due respect for confidentiality, for…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 8: Age conditions for medically assisted procreation and self-preservation of gametes

Article R2141-38

Artificial insemination, the use of gametes or germ tissue collected, retrieved or preserved for the purposes of medically assisted procreation in application of articles L. 2141-2, L. 2141-11 and L.…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions applicable to elected employees (R).

Article R3123-12

…o in article L. 3123-11, submit his request in writing to his employer at least thirty days in advance, specifying the date and duration of the planned absence, as well as the name of the organisation…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions applicable to elected employees (R).

Article R4135-12

…o in article L. 4135-11, submit his request in writing to his employer at least thirty days in advance, specifying the date and duration of the absence envisaged in this respect, as well as the name o…

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