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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Automated national register of refusals to take blood samples

Article R1232-5

The automated national register instituted by Article L. 1232-1 shall be operated and managed by the Agence de la biomédecine under the conditions laid down in this section.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Combating the international spread of diseases in French Polynesia

Article R3845-5

…le 1 of the International Health Regulations, in health establishments or any other suitable place; 2° Measures to quarantine, within the meaning of Article 1 of the International Health Regulations,…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Withdrawal of assignment to one or more regulated jobs

Article R4733-5

For the application of article L. 4733-3, the labour inspection officer referred to in article L. 8112-1 will note the elements characterising the situation of serious and imminent danger which motiva…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Certificate of compliance with good practice and Community database.

Article R5138-5

When the inspection reveals that the manufacture or repackaging and relabelling carried out in the context of the distribution of a raw material for pharmaceutical use does not comply with the good pr…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Generic specialities

Article R5121-5-1

…g generic group may, by decision of the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé, be entered in the register of generic groups in the same group, unt…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions relating to insurance undertakings.

Article R322-5

…ate control under article L. 310-1 and constituted in the form of a société anonyme must have share capital, excluding contributions in kind, of at least 800,000 euros in order to conduct the classes…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXIV: Procedure applicable to breaches of automated data processing systems

Article 706-72-5

In the cases provided for in articles 706-72-2 to 706-72-4, the committal or arrest warrant shall remain enforceable; the prosecution or investigative acts and formalities carried out before the decis…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter VI: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN NEW CALEDONIA

Article D446-5

…ubject to the adaptations provided for in this chapter, the following provisions shall apply in New Caledonia in the wording resulting from decree no. 2020-1734 of 16 December 2020, unless otherwise s…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4a: Administrative composition

Article R621-37-5

…m it has been proposed refuses or fails to make a decision within the time limit set in article R. 621-37-2; 2° If no agreement is reached within the time limits set out in article R. 621-37-3 and the…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Provisions common to the temporary residence permit bearing the word "student" and the temporary or multi-annual residence permit bearing the word "student-mobility programme".

Article R422-5

The Prefect's decision on the application for the issue of a temporary residence permit bearing the wording "student" provided for in articles L. 422-1 or L. 422-2, or a temporary or multi-annual resi…

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