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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XV: Prosecution, investigation and trial of acts of terrorism

Article R50-74

…consult the information contained in the convicted person's individual file referred to in article L. 214-1 du code pénitentiaire.

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Experimentation.

Article R5141-7

…prepared in accordance with good manufacturing practice, defined in accordance with the procedures set out in article L. 5142-3.The labelling of these medicinal products includes :1° The name and addr…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Declaration of the opening of the laboratory and changes to its operation

Article D6222-7

…ovided for in Article D. 6222-6 an acknowledgement of receipt. The application is deemed to be complete, with regard to I of article D. 6222-6 or, where applicable, II of the same article, if the Regi…

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Title II: Management of copyright and related rights by an organisation

Article R328-7

…is pronounced after a contract has been extended under the conditions provided for in I of article L. 138-2, the stipulations of this contract immediately cease to have effect with regard to the hold…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book V: Enforcement procedures

Article 763-3

…nsulting the public prosecutor, modify or supplement the measures provided for in articles 131-36-2 et 131-36-3 of the Penal Code.His decision is enforceable by provision. It may be challenged by way…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Trade union delegate, mandated employee, member of the staff delegation to the inter-company social and economic committee and employee adviser

Article R2421-7

…or and, in the event of an appeal through the hierarchy, the Minister shall examine in particular whether the proposed dismissal is related to the mandate held, applied for or previously exercised by…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Registration of homeopathic medicines.

Article R5141-71

Decisions to register homeopathic veterinary medicinal products or to suspend or cancel these registrations are made public in an extract on the website of the Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire d…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Public limited companies.

Article R225-70

When a meeting is unable to deliberate regularly due to a lack of the required quorum, a second meeting is convened in the manner provided for in articles R. 225-67 and R. 22-10-20 and the notice of m…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Deaths of hospitalised patients and measures relating to children who may be declared lifeless at the civil registry office in health establishments.

Article R1112-70

Deaths are attested by the certificate provided for inarticle L. 2223-42 of the Code général des collectivités territoriales.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Exceeding limit values

Article R4451-79

I.-When one of the results of individual dosimetric monitoring exceeds one of the limit values laid down in Article R. 4451-6, the dosimetry organisation referred to in I of Article R. 4451-65 shall i…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
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