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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Blood transfusion activities

Article R1222-37

Each team carrying out whole blood sampling at a fixed or mobile site includes, in addition to the presence of a person mentioned in II of Article R. 1222-17: a) A person authorised to carry out the s…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Blood transfusion activities

Article R1222-36

All blood establishments have the means to ensure the quality control of their products. However, the blood establishment may entrust quality control, under an agreement, either to another blood estab…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Blood transfusion activities

Article R1222-35

The collection of blood and its components, their biological qualification, the preparation, processing, distribution and issue of labile blood products are carried out in compliance with the good pra…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: BUDGET AND ACCOUNTS

Article R2313-3

The statements appended to the budget documents pursuant to the penultimate paragraph of article L. 2313-1 are as follows: I. - Statements appended to the budget and the administrative account : 1° Ta…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 octodecies

I. - Taxpayers who exercise an option for the first time for a real tax regime may recognise, free of tax, the capital gains acquired, on the effective date of this option, by the non-depreciable elem…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Criminal provisions

Article L1454-3

It is punishable by a fine of 45,000 euros for companies producing or marketing products mentioned in Article L. 5311-1 or providing services associated with these products to knowingly omit to make p…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Health rules applicable to swimming pools

Article D1332-3

I.-The treatment products and processes used to comply with the rules laid down in Article D. 1332-2 are authorised by the Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General principles

Article R1611-34

I. - Local authorities, their groupings and departmental fire and rescue services may only enter into financial contracts provided that they are backed by loans and that the variable interest rate of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Monetary signs

Article L721-3

The Governor of the Banque de France shall make applicable in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon the measures necessary for the performance of the tasks mentioned in Section 1 of Chapter I of Title IV of Book I…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Infringements of the rules relating to the design, manufacture and marketing of work equipment and personal protective equipment

Article R4746-3

I.-Any economic operator within the meaning of Article 3(13) of Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 who fails to provide the agents referred to in Article L. 4311-6 , other than those authorised under Article L…

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