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Showing 831840 of 61564 articles for Art. Cass. com. 12 May 2004 · Cass. com. 19 October 1982 · Cass. 3e civ. 4 February 1976 · Cass. 3e civ. 2 June 1982

French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Conditions for the extension of agreements.

Article L2261-19

…annexes, must have been negotiated and concluded within the joint committee mentioned in article L. 2232-9. This committee is made up of representatives of representative employers' and employees' tra…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Appeal to the Court of Cassation

Article R342-19

The order of the first president of the court of appeal or his delegate is not subject to opposition.An appeal in cassation is open to the foreign national, the prefect of the department or, in Paris,…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Formation of a European holding company.

Article R229-19

…the promoting company, the following information:1° The date of the project and of its publication;2° The date of the general meeting which approved the project for incorporation;3° The date on which…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Health rules applicable to bathing water

Article D1332-19

The bathing waters listed are included in the register of protected areas mentioned in article R. 212-4 of the Environment Code. The departmental prefect sends the list of bathing waters surveyed in h…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Use of the vocational training account

Article R4163-19

When applying for funding for one or more actions under 1° or 4° of I of article L. 4163-7, the holder of a professional prevention account is given prior support by one of the operators funded by the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Monitoring of blood-derived medicinal products

Article R5121-190

…e health establishment or the administrator of the Groupement de Coopération Sanitaire, departments may have a supply of blood-derived medicinal products intended for urgent care. This supply is manag…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Monitoring of blood-derived medicinal products

Article R5121-191

…pharmacy which hold blood-derived medicinal products under the conditions mentioned in article L. 5126-6, the supply of blood-derived medicinal products gives rise to the recording by the corresponde…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Monitoring of blood-derived medicinal products

Article R5121-195

The registers or records provided for in articles R. 5121-185 to R. 5121-193 are kept for a period of forty years. Where necessary for the purposes of pharmacovigilance, the regional pharmacovigilance…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Monitoring of blood-derived medicinal products

Article R5121-194

…or in this paragraph take the place of the transcriptions and recordings mentioned in article R. 5132-10.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Monitoring of blood-derived medicinal products

Article R5121-193

…outside healthcare establishments or the establishments and organisations mentioned in article R. 5121-192, he/she affixes a detachable label from the immediate packaging of the unit administered to…

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