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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Employed foreign nationals

Article R421-5

…newal of the temporary residence permit bearing the word "temporary worker" provided for in article L. 421-3 will be issued with a permit for a period equal either to the remaining term of the initial…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Pharmacists responsible for monitoring certain labile blood products in blood establishments

Article R1221-54

With the exception of army pharmacists, pharmacists responsible, in application of article L. 1221-10, for monitoring labile blood products intended for direct therapeutic use in blood establishments…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Common provisions.

Article R4113-5

…all contracts and amendments whose purpose is defined in the first and second paragraphs of article L. 4113-9. Within the same time limit, it must also notify the internal regulations if they were dra…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Foreign nationals doing a work placement in an establishment or undertaking of the group employing them

Article R421-53

For the application of the first two paragraphs of article L. 421-31, the establishment or company employing the foreign national who is carrying out an assignment in France shall first notify the for…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Crisis prevention and management measures

Article A311-5

For the application of Article L. 311-8, the resolution board of the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution may ask the persons for whom it draws up or updates a preventive resolution plan t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Title II: Banknotes and coins

Article R122-5

…ved from the public at their counters or through their agents or the persons referred to in Article L. 525-8, credit institutions, La Poste, electronic money institutions, payment institutions and bur…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Economic, social, environmental and trade union training leave

Article R2145-5

…on board of the industrial tribunal to which the matter has been referred in application of article L. 2145-11 will make the final decision, in accordance with the accelerated procedure on the merits.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Funeral operations

Article R1261-5

…eption structure of the establishment authorised in accordance with the second paragraph of article L. 1261-1 must be carried out within a maximum period of two years following the reception of the bo…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Funeral services

Article R2223-58

…nsporting a body before committal or transporting a body after committal, as referred to in article L. 2223-19, must produce proof that the vehicle or vehicles used to carry out any of these services…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Private health establishments, private medico-social establishments, cosmetic surgery facilities and health cooperation groups, social and medico-social cooperation groups with legal personality under private law

Article R5126-51

…ciation, pharmacists belonging to one of the categories of practitioners mentioned in 1° of article L. 6152-1 may manage an internal-use pharmacy in private health establishments providing long-term c…

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