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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 8: Neurosurgery

Article R6123-101

The holder of the authorisation to practise neurosurgery permanently ensures, in liaison with the emergency medical assistance service called SAMU or the emergency structures mentioned in article R. 6…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Veterinary pharmacovigilance centres.

Article R5141-101

Veterinary pharmacovigilance centres are responsible for : 1° Receiving reports sent, in application of article R. 5141-103, by veterinarians, pharmacists and any member of a health profession or any…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Budgets and accounts

Article D72-101-14

For the application of article L. 72-101-11, when the investment section of the budget shows a surplus, the following may be taken back to the operating section:- the proceeds from the sale of a fixed…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Addictovigilance

Article R5132-101

The Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé provides all relevant information to the European Medicines Agency, as well as to the International Narc…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Operation of the agency committee

Article R1432-101

The Committee shall adopt its own rules of procedure. These set out the procedures for its operation and its relations with the staff of the Regional Health Agency in the performance of its duties.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Mutual insurance companies.

Article R322-101

Mutual insurance companies may only be validly constituted if they have at least three hundred members. Exceptions to this rule may be granted by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution t…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Miscellaneous provisions

Article A322-101

For the application of this section, freediving is subject to the provisions of article A. 322-81 and I of article A. 322-78. By way of derogation from I of article A. 322-78, for freediving in the 0…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Operation of the company.

Article R743-101

I. - Where one of the members requests his withdrawal from the company by transferring all of his corporate shares, this shall be done in accordance with the provisions of articles R. 743-44, R. 743-9…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Occupational exposure limit value

Article R4412-101

The employer must ensure compliance with the occupational exposure limit value for all exposed workers, taking into account the risk assessment.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Publication of civil status records

Article 101-2

The publicising of civil status records is also ensured by the family record book, the content of which, the rules for updating and the conditions for issuing and securing it are laid down by decree i…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
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