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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Medicinal products for which prescription is reserved for certain specialist doctors.

Article R5121-91

Classification in the category of medicinal products for which prescription is reserved for certain specialist doctors has the following effects: 1° The prescription or initial prescription of the med…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Organs, tissues and cells removed for therapeutic purposes for others.

Article R1211-13

I - Prior to any removal or collection of elements and products of the human body for therapeutic purposes from a living or deceased person, doctors and, in the situation referred to in IV, midwives e…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter II: Seizable assets

Article R112-2

For the application of 5° of Article…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Allocation of sums held in the automatic foreign promotion account

Article 721-22

The sums entered in the automatic promotion abroad account may be invested to cover the following expenses, relating to cinematographic works mentioned in 1° to 5° of article 721-6, provided that they…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Conclusion of the contract.

Article L6222-5

Where a minor apprentice is employed by an ascendant, the apprenticeship contract is replaced by a declaration signed by the employer. This declaration is treated in all respects as an apprenticeship…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Appeals

Article D1242-1

Pursuant to 3° of Article L. 1242-2, the sectors of activity in which fixed-term contracts may be concluded for jobs for which it is common practice not to use open-ended contracts due to the nature o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Commercial agents.

Article L134-13

The compensation provided for in

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subtitle I: Public and civil proceedings

Article 6-1

Where a felony or misdemeanour allegedly committed in the course of criminal proceedings or proceedings before a court involves the violation of a rule of procedure, public action may only be brought…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Combating the presence of asbestos

Article L1334-16

In an emergency, the representative of the State may: 1° Have the owner or, failing that, the operator of the building concerned carry out, at the owner's or operator's expense, the surveys and diagno…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 5: Formation of the credit agreement

Article L313-30

Until the borrower signs the offer referred to in article L. 313-24, the lender may not refuse another insurance contract as collateral, provided that this contract offers a level of cover equivalent…

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