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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Conditions for authorising and operating public health establishments and medical biology analysis laboratories

Article R2131-6

In order to obtain the authorisation referred to in Article R. 2131-5-5, the public health establishment or medical biology laboratory must have the equipment necessary to carry out these activities u…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Organisation and operation of disciplinary chambers of first instance and national disciplinary chambers.

Article R4126-6

At the seat of each disciplinary chamber of first instance, one or more registrars appointed by the secretary general of the regional or inter-regional council after consultation with the president of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2 : The EC quality assurance system for supervised production

Article R4313-64

In order to benefit from an approved quality assurance system, the manufacturer must submit an application for assessment of his system to a notified body of his choice. This application must include:…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Right of communication specific to the customs administration.

Article 65 ter

The Autorité Nationale des Jeux and the Direction Générale des Douanes et Droits Indirects may spontaneously provide each other with all information and documents gathered in the course of their respe…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Right of communication specific to the customs administration.

Article 65 quater

Persons who design or publish management or accounting software or cash register systems or who intervene technically in the functionalities of these products directly or indirectly affecting the keep…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Right of communication specific to the customs administration.

Article 65 quinquies

In order to establish the offences referred to in Articles 414, 414-2, 415 and 459, to gather evidence thereof and to seek out the perpetrators, accomplices and those who participated as interested pa…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Right of communication specific to the customs administration.

Article 65 bis

The right of disclosure provided for in articles 64 A and 65 is extended to customs officials responsible for the recovery of all sums collected in accordance with the procedures laid down by this Cod…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Employee profit-sharing and incentive schemes.

Article R212-6

The rules relating to employee profit-sharing are set out in Chapter II of Title IV of Book IV of the French Labour Code and in Decree no. 87-948 of 26 November 1987 determining the public companies a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Samples taken from a living person.

Article R1211-6

The provisions of articles R. 1211-2 to R. 1211-5 apply to travel relating to the examinations and care that precede or follow the removal or collection, as well as to travel for the purpose of expres…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: State mountain sports teaching, supervision and training diplomas

Article D212-67

The diplomas entitling the holder to teach, supervise and train for remuneration in mountain sports, each in the corresponding speciality, are as follows: 1° State diploma for national alpine ski inst…

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