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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Acts relating primarily to economic activity

Article A444-126

The deed of consent to the prior claim (number 109 in table 5) gives rise to the collection of an emolument proportional to the sum actually benefiting from the prior claim, according to the following…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Acts relating primarily to economic activity

Article A444-131

The sale to the user under a leasing transaction (number 115 in table 5) gives rise to the collection of an emolument proportional to the residual value of the property, according to the following sca…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Acts relating primarily to economic activity

Article A444-136

…he fees that would have been charged for this deed; 3° In cases other than those provided for in 1° and 2°: half the fees for the main deed.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Safety data sheet

Article R4461-13

…or work or other purposes, the employer draws up a safety sheet on which he indicates : 1° The date and place of the intervention or work; 2° The identity of the workers concerned as well as their fun…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Safety data sheet

Article R4461-12

The employer shall ensure that the qualifications and medical fitness of each worker are appropriate for the job assigned.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Medical laboratories established in another Member State of the European Union or party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article D6221-16

…declare without delay to the Minister responsible for health any change relating to the legal rules and technical operating standards of the laboratory included in the authorisation file.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Medical laboratories established in another Member State of the European Union or party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article D6221-19

The Minister for Health shall maintain and make available to the public a register of medical biology laboratories established in another Member State of the European Union or party to the Agreement o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Medical laboratories established in another Member State of the European Union or party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article D6221-14

The competent authorities of the State in which the laboratory has its registered office are informed of the decision of the Minister for Health.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Medical laboratories established in another Member State of the European Union or party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article D6221-15

Renewal applications follow the same procedure as initial applications.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Medical laboratories established in another Member State of the European Union or party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article D6221-10

…own in I of Article L. 6221-2, the application for authorisation must indicate : 1° The legal rules and technical operating standards of the medical biology laboratory in the Member State of the Europ…

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