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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Advertising aimed at the health professions

Article R5122-14

…icant assigns an internal reference number to each of the advertising media, in accordance with the rules defined by a decision of the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicamen…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Control

Article R6333-15

The use of funds which do not comply with the rules defined by articles R. 6332-22, R. 6333-7, R. 6333-9, R. 6333-11, R. 6333-13 and R. 6333-14 give rise to a payment of an equal amount to the Treasur…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Joint Committee

Article D7121-49

The Joint Committee is made up of equal numbers of employers' and employees' representatives. These representatives are appointed respectively by the professional organisations which are representativ…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Classification of in vitro diagnostic medical devices.

Article R5221-7

In the event of disagreement on the application of the classification rules between the manufacturer of an in vitro diagnostic medical device and an authorised body involved in the conformity assessme…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Terms and conditions

Article R6154-7

…who chooses to be treated as a self-employed practitioner is given, in advance, full details of the rules that will apply to him as a result of his choice. In the event of hospitalisation, they must e…

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rights of persons under psychiatric care.

Article L3211-12-2

…the patient was being cared for at the time of the referral.II - When the liberty and custody judge rules in the room mentioned in the last paragraph of I, the president of the judicial court may, if…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Definition of taxable income

Article 80 quinquies

…ial security and mutualité sociale agricole bodies are subject to income tax in accordance with the rules applicable to salaries and wages, with the exception of the fraction of allowances allocated t…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: Effects of the appeal in cassation.

Article 625

It entails, without there being any need for a new decision, the annulment by consequence of any decision which is the consequence, application or execution of the judgment set aside or which is conne…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Placement with a view to adoption

Article 352

If the parents have requested the return of the child whose filiation has been established, the child may not be placed until a ruling has been given on the merits of this request at the request of th…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Termination of legal separation

Article 305

…ation of property subsists unless the spouses adopt a new matrimonial regime in accordance with the rules of article 1397.

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