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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: Miscellaneous provisions

Article L5125-23-3

By way of derogation from I of Article L. 5125-23, the pharmacist may dispense a comparable product by way of substitution for the product prescribed if the following conditions are met: 1° This produ…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IX: Miscellaneous provisions

Article R490-6

…imit that he will set. Upon receipt of the observations or upon expiry of the time limit, the judge may request the opinion of the European Commission in a decision that is not subject to appeal. It s…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Other provisions

Article D4021-5

…resented on the High Council for the Paramedical Professions mentioned in Decree no. 2007-974 of 15 May 2007, on the commission for pharmacy assistants and hospital pharmacy assistants mentioned in Ar…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General rules.

Article L324-2

When the merger operations referred to in Article L. 236-1 of the Commercial Code or the demerger operations referred to in Article L. 236-18 of the same Code involve transfers of the portfolio of con…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rules governing the practice of the profession

Article L4221-20

The following are determined by decree in the Conseil d'Etat: 1° The time limit within which the committee referred to in article L. 4221-12 must issue an opinion ; 2° The composition and operation of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Development of apprenticeships in the non-industrial and non-commercial public sector

Article L6227-12

All the provisions relating to apprenticeships apply to the non-industrial and non-commercial public sector, with the exception of articles L. 6222-5, L. 6222-13, L. 6222-16, L. 6222-31, L. 6222-39, L…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Opinion of the college and compensation offer

Article R1142-63-32

I.-Where the College finds that there is no liability, it shall inform the claimant and the persons against whom the proceedings have been brought, as well as their insurers, by any means that ensures…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Operation

Article R2353-5

The information provided, pursuant to the fourth paragraph of Article L. 229-3 of the Commercial Code, by the company, subsidiary or establishment involved in the merger to certify that the arrangemen…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Provisions common to annual and five-yearly negotiations

Article L2241-18

…Minister for Labour in order to start or continue the negotiations provided for in article L. 2241-17.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Restructuring and downsizing

Article L2312-39

…This article is not applicable in the case of collective agreements referred to in articles L. 1237-17 et seq.

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