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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Protocol for therapeutic use and patient monitoring

Article R5121-74-6

Where the therapeutic use and patient monitoring protocol so provides, the holder of the exploitation rights for a medicinal product benefiting from a compassionate access authorisation or, where appl…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Embryonic stem cell research.

Article R2151-12-6

In the event of a breach of the requirements resulting from III of Article L. 2151-6, the Director General of the Agence de la biomédecine may give formal notice to the establishment or organisation t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Composition and operation of the College of Experts

Article R1142-63-1

In addition to its chairman, the college of experts referred to in Article L. 1142-24-4 comprises: 1° Two doctors competent in the field of cardiology ; 2° One person with expertise in personal injury…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: General powers

Article R3551-6-9

I. - The budget for the Mayotte fire and rescue service comprises an investment section and an operating section.The investment section may include programme authorisations and payment appropriations.…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 8: Temporary detention of persons

Article 67-0 quater

In the event of the commission of a flagrant offence punishable by a prison sentence other than those provided for in this Code, customs officers may arrest the alleged offender with a view to handing…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Procedure for processing applications

Article R1142-63-24

The application referred to in Article L. 1142-24-10 shall be lodged with the Office against a receipt or sent to the Office by any means capable of proving the date on which it was sent. It is accomp…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Deliberative body of public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation with their own tax system

Article L5211-6-3

In the event of the annulment of the election of a municipal council of a municipality with fewer than 1,000 inhabitants or the annulment of the election of community councillors provided for in artic…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Monitoring and control of posted workers

Article R1263-11-6

The Regional Director of Companies, Competition, Consumer Affairs, Labour and Employment shall terminate the temporary suspension or temporary ban on the provision of services in the light of the proo…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Branch agreements and professional agreements

Article D2232-1-6

The standard agreement referred to in Article L. 2232-10-1 may only include options whose content is predefined, with no possibility of adaptation by the employer.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Deliberative body of public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation with their own tax system

Article L5211-6-2

By way of derogation from articles L. 5211-6 et L. 5211-6-1, between two general renewals of the municipal councils:1° In the event of the creation of a public inter-municipal cooperation establishmen…

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