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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R5313-6-1

The Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé carries out an inspection of each blood establishment at least once every two years. The purpose of these inspections is to ensu…

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

Article L5142-1

I.-The manufacture, import, export and wholesale distribution of veterinary medicinal products, and the manufacture, import and distribution of medicinal products subject to clinical trials, are carri…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Water and sanitation.

Article D2573-22

I. - The first paragraphs of articles R. 2224-11 and R. 2224-15, articles R. 2224-19 to R. 2224-19-4 and R. 2224-19-6 to R. 2224-19-10 and articles R. 2224-20 and R. 2224-21 are applicable to the comm…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions specific to the procedure for release from psychiatric care without consent

Article R3211-29

When the liberty and custody judge decides to refer the matter to himself pursuant to the last paragraph of I of article L. 3211-12, he shall give the person undergoing psychiatric care, his lawyer as…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Occupational physician

Article R4626-13-1

In university hospital centres, the duties of occupational health physician may be entrusted to a university professor-hospital practitioner in occupational medicine under the conditions defined in ar…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Award conditions

Article R5424-73

Entitlement to the allowance for self-employed workers begins when the self-employed activity ends, which must be within a period of 12 months prior to the day before registration as a jobseeker or, w…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Board of Directors.

Article R5322-13

The decisions of the Board of Directors concerning the budget and the financial account are enforceable under the conditions laid down in Title III of Decree no. 2012-1246 of 7 November 2012 on public…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions.

Article L1235-5

The provisions relating to the reimbursement of unemployment benefits, set out in article L. 1235-4, in the event of failure to comply with articles L. 1235-3 and L. 1235-11, do not apply to the dismi…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Receipt and investigation by the public prosecutor of the application for recognition and enforcement.

Article 728-40

When it intends to oppose one of the grounds for refusal provided for in 1° to 4°, 7°, 10° and 11° of Article 728-32 or in 1° of Article 728-33, the public prosecutor shall inform the competent author…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Information for the administrative authority and local authorities

Article R1233-15-1

The administrative authority referred to in articles L. 1233-57-13 and L. 1233-57-21 is the Prefect of the département in which the establishment has its registered office. The information and reports…

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