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Showing 26312640 of 69024 articles for Art. L. 221-8 + Art. R. 221-30 à R. 221-37

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R4031-8

Members of the General Meeting are entitled to reimbursement of travel and subsistence expenses in respect of their duties, in accordance with the conditions laid down in the internal regulations. The…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Operation of the committee provided for in article 16-2

Article R15-8

The appeal provided for in Article 16-2 shall be made by means of a request signed by the judicial police officer and delivered or addressed to the secretary of the commission, who shall issue a recei…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Formation of the company.

Article R743-86

The nominal amount of company shares may not be less than 150 euros. Interest shares corresponding to contributions in kind are non-transferable and must be cancelled when their holder leaves the comp…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Notified bodies

Article R4313-83

…ty assessment procedures or carrying out the conformity assessment operations defined by this chapter. They are authorised by order of the Minister for Labour and notified to the European Commission a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Footbridges and stairways.

Article R4534-82

Gangways and other installations on which people walk are fitted with guardrails at a height of 90 centimetres and skirting boards at least 15 centimetres high, or with any other protective device of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Healthcare waste produced by patients undergoing self-treatment and users of self-tests

Article R1335-8-5

I.-Pharmacies are required to collect, free of charge, the waste mentioned in 3° of article R. 1335-8-1. Pharmacies for internal use and medical biology laboratories wishing to collect this waste free…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Hospital duties for pharmacy students.

Article R6153-80

Before their first assignment, hospital pharmacy students must provide proof, in the form of one or more medical certificates sent to the director of the training and research unit to which they belon…

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Professional activities

Article R4393-8

Under the responsibility and effective control of the dental surgeon or doctor practising in the field of oral medicine, the dental assistant is authorised to carry out the following activities in com…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Provisions specific to Paris and certain départements.

Article R6313-8

In the composition of the Comité Départemental de l'Aide Médicale Urgence, de la Permanence des Soins et des Transports Sanitaires (Departmental Committee for Emergency Medical Assistance, Continuing…

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Minimum standards applicable to infant consultations.

Article R2132-8

To combat the risk of fire, the consultation must have : 1° Water stations ; 2° Sufficient fire extinguishers; 3° a rapid call system to the nearest fire station. The construction and layout of the pr…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
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