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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Resale of second-hand in vitro diagnostic medical devices

Article R5222-18-4

…containing the following information: 1° The results of the quality controls mentioned in articles L. 6221-9 and L. 6221-10, carried out during the previous five years, where they related to the in v…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Regional hospital groups

Article L6132-2-4

…tion; 3° It contributes to the development of a policy of continuous improvement in the quality, safety and appropriateness of care, as well as in the conditions under which users are received and car…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Criminal provisions.

Article L7124-31

Failure to comply with the provisions of article L. 7124-17 is punishable by five years' imprisonment and a fine of 75,000 euros : 1° For the father, mother, guardian or employer, and generally any pe…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Legal proceedings.

Article L1144-3

…aken by or on behalf of that employee on the basis of provisions relating to professional equality between women and men is null and void when it is established that the dismissal has no real and seri…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Sub-section 3: Working conditions of the pharmacists or veterinary surgeons responsible and delegated.

Article R5142-31

The pharmacist or veterinary surgeon in charge of a company mentioned in 1°, 2°, 3°, 4°, 5°, 6°, 7°, 8°, 9° and 10° of article R. 5142-1 or the pharmacist or veterinary surgeon delegated by his establ…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Control of plant and animal species harmful to human health

Article R1338-4

I.-When the presence of one of the species on the list provided for in article L. 1338-1 is found or is likely to be found in the department, the Prefect shall determine by order the methods of applic…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V: Financial provisions

Article R4425-4

The commission is competent to give an opinion on: 1° The methods for evaluating the increases in charges resulting for the Corsican local authority from the transfers of competences; 2° The draft int…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Breaches of the rules concerning the design, manufacture and marketing of work equipment and personal protective equipment

Article L4755-3

…3 of Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 on market surveillance and product conformity and amending Directive 2004/42/EC and Regulations (EC) No 765…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Transmission to Pôle emploi of a nominative list of beneficiaries of the revenu de solidarité active (active solidarity income) and the allocation aux adultes handicapés (disabled adults' allowance)

Article R5312-35

The recipients of the personal data mentioned in 3° and 4° of Article R. 5312-33, for the sole purposes mentioned in Article R. 5312-32, are the Pôle emploi agents designated and authorised by the aut…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General principles relating to research involving the human person

Article L1121-3

…ns appropriate to the research and compatible with the requirements of scientific rigour and the safety of the persons undergoing the research. In the human behavioural sciences, a qualified person, t…

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