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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Generic specialities

Article R5121-5-1

…In this case, the Director General of the Agency, if the conditions laid down in b of 5° of Article L. 5121-1 are met, informs the holder of the marketing authorisation issued for this medicinal produ…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: National Consultative Ethics Committee for Health and Life Sciences

Article R1412-1-5

The Chairman of the National Consultative Ethics Committee for Health and Life Sciences shall discuss with the authorities mentioned in Article R. 1412-1-4 with a view to defining a parity composition…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Authorisation procedure

Article R1321-13-5

…k I of the Code de l'environnement, the simplified public enquiry procedure provided for in article L. 1321-2-2 of the present code is carried out under the conditions defined in the present article,…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Budgetary and accounting arrangements for the High Council

Article R821-14-5

…uncil, which shall hear the Accounting Officer. The financial account is approved by the High Council. The accounting officer produces, in accordance with the procedures laid down by order of the mini…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Practice of the profession

Article R4312-58-1

…rea who have been granted partial access to practise the profession of nurse in France underarticle L. 4002-5 of the Public Health Code, when presenting their activity to the public, in particular on…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Labelling of tattoo products.

Article R513-10-5

…s to fulfil its initial function and in particular remains compliant with the provisions of article L. 513-10-4. The date of maximum durability is indicated by the words: "To be used before the end of…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Conditions relating to the creation process

Article D331-5-1

For works belonging to the genre of audiovisual adaptation of shows, the points in the scale are divided between five groups, under the following conditions: I.-A maximum number of 31 points is alloca…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article L131-5-2

…provisions are without prejudice to other provisions laid down in this Code, in particular article L. 132-17-2.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Derogation from the weekly working time in the event of combination with another part-time employment contract

Article D5132-10-5-4

…loyment for a part-time employment contract with an employer other than those mentioned in articles L. 5132-4 and L. 5213-13; 2° A document specifying the employment support measures that it plans to…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Derogation from the weekly working time in the event of combination with another part-time employment contract

Article D5132-10-5-3

The derogation, provided for in article L. 5132-5, from the minimum weekly working time for the holder of a fixed-term contract concluded in application of article L. 1242-3 is authorised by the Prefe…

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