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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Certificate of compliance with good practice and Community database.

Article R5138-5

When the inspection reveals that the manufacture or repackaging and relabelling carried out in the context of the distribution of a raw material for pharmaceutical use does not comply with the good pr…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Financial and budgetary organisation.

Article D6431-54

All the operations to be included in the master plan and the other equipment operations likely to be included in the investment section of the agency's budget will give rise to a multi-year overall fi…

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Centre hospitalier national d'ophtalmologie des Quinze-Vingts (Quinze-Vingts national ophthalmology hospital)

Article R6147-59

Notwithstanding the provisions of 3° of article R. 6143-3, the college of qualified personalities on the Supervisory Board of the Quinze-Vingts National Ophthalmology Hospital comprises five members a…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Decisions that may be challenged and conditions of appeal

Article 574-2

The Criminal Division of the Court of Cassation hearing an appeal against a judgment referred to in Article 568-1 shall rule within forty days of the date of the appeal. The applicant for judicial rev…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Specific provisions relating to assignment subledgers

Article R342-5

Assets which are recorded separately in the accounts as provided for in Article R. 342-1 are kept by a single custodian. This custodian shall open, in the name of the insurance undertaking, a cash acc…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title II: EXAMINATION OF THE REQUEST FOR TREATMENT OF OVERBELT SITUATION

Article R721-5

The letter by which the commission refers the matter to the judge pursuant to the first paragraph of article L. 721-4 indicates the surnames, first names and address of the debtor as well as those of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Promotional communications

Article R1223-5

The information contained in the promotional communication is accurate, up-to-date, verifiable and sufficiently complete to enable healthcare professionals to assess the therapeutic value of the produ…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Voluntary sales of furniture by public auction.

Article R321-56

Nationals of a State other than France, which is a member of the European Union or a party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, who carry out the activity of voluntary sales of furniture by…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Third category operations.

Article R4532-52

When, for a building or civil engineering operation involving several companies and not belonging to the first or second category, it is planned to carry out work presenting particular risks included…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Home dispensing.

Article R5125-51

Home dispensing may be carried out by the pharmacist holding or managing the pharmacy after death, or by the pharmacist managing the mutual benefit pharmacy or a mining relief society, or by their ass…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
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