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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Other signs identifying origin and quality

Article L432-5

The provisions applicable to the term "organic farming" are set out in subsection 5 of section 1 of the chapitre Ier du titre IV du livre VI du code rural et de la pêche maritime.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Pharmacies for internal use.

Article L5126-5

…se pharmacies may prepare sterile medical devices or their accessories for healthcare professionals and biologists in charge of medical biology laboratories practising outside healthcare establishment…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Secondment.

Article R6152-51

…form an elective public function other than those mentioned in article R. 6152-53 or a trade union mandate, when the function or mandate does not allow the normal performance of service obligations as…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Definitions.

Article R5221-5

The definitions given in 1°, 3°, 4° and 5° of Article R. 5211-4 are applicable to in vitro diagnostic medical devices.

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Operation of hospital foundations

Article R6141-58

…eliberates on the Foundation's research support policy; 2° Approves the Foundation's work programme and the guidelines for its annual activities; 3° Vote on the statement of estimated income and expen…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Combating mental illness

Article L3824-5

…the person concerned to an establishment authorised to treat people suffering from mental disorders and the procedure for admission to psychiatric care at the request of a third party or in the event…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Book IV: Organisations and special insurance schemes

Article R451-5

…frame that allows this information to be available in the file mentioned in I of Article L. 451-1-1 and to be communicated by the information body no later than seventy-two hours following the entry i…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Occupational exposure limit values

Article R4452-5

Exposure of workers must not exceed the exposure limit values for incoherent radiation other than that emitted by natural sources of optical radiation laid down in Annex I at the end of this chapter.

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
a: Micro-enterprise scheme

Article 50-0

…le 1° €188,700 in the case of companies whose main business is the sale of goods, objects, supplies and foodstuffs to be taken away or consumed on the premises or the provision of accommodation, exclu…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Preliminary book: MIXED PUBLIC PROCUREMENT

Article L2000-5

…scope of Book I intended to meet a need relating to both its activities as a contracting authority and its activities as a contracting entity, the rules of Book I applicable are : 1° The rules applic…

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