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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: General justification for categories of medical procedures using ionising radiation

Article R1333-47

…anning;5° Procedures performed as part of organised screening for the diseases mentioned in article L. 1411-6.II - For medical indications not defined by the guide, the justification for the procedure…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
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Article R251-4

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Information to be provided by the candidate

Article R2143-4

…urchaser accepts that candidates may submit their applications in the form of a Single European Market Document constituting an exchange of structured data, drawn up in accordance with the model laid…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 7: Agreement on assistance in switching to part-time work

Article R5123-40

The supplementary allowance referred to in 4° of article L. 5123-2 is granted to employees who accept the transformation of their full-time job into a job where the working time is at least one fifth…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 4: Group governance system

Article R356-48-1

The purpose of the compliance function referred to in the second paragraph of Article L. 356-1 is, in particular, to advise the Chief Executive Officer or the Management Board, as well as the Board of…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Paragraph 2: The auction process

Article R322-41-1

Before placing the bids, if the property being seized is a residential property or the business assets of an establishment open to the public and used wholly or partly for accommodation, the lawyer mu…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Vigilance.

Article R1123-46

…erse event, any noxious occurrence in a person who undergoes research involving the human person, whether or not this occurrence is related to the research or to the product to which this research rel…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope of application.

Article L4111-3

…and medico-social establishments and services mentioned in 2°, a of 5° and 12° of the I of article L. 312-1 of the Code de l'action sociale et des familles (Social Action and Family Code) for young p…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Criminal provisions.

Article L8256-3

Natural persons guilty of the offences provided for in Article L. 8256-2 are liable to the following additional penalties: 1° Prohibition, for a period of up to five years, from engaging directly or t…

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

Article R1211-4

…he limit of a maximum amount per day equal to ten times the fixed daily rate provided for inarticle L. 174-4 of the Social Security Code.

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