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Showing 53015310 of 60433 articles for Art. Loi 86-18 du 6-1-1986

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Vigilance relating to health products

Article R1413-61-4

…each in their own field of competence and expertise, alerts relating to each of the vigilance procedures for health products, with a view to forwarding them to the Agence nationale de sécurité du méd…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Rules governing the practice of the profession of medical laboratory technician

Article L4352-6

…rity may, after obtaining the opinion of a committee composed in particular of professionals, individually authorise to practise the profession of medical laboratory technician, a national of a Member…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1-1: Competitive entrance examination to become a commercial court clerk

Article R742-6-2

The competitive examination for access to the profession of commercial court clerk is held before a national jury, which chooses the subject of the tests.The jury is made up of two magistrates from th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: General provisions

Article L613-50-6

…rship securities, as well as assets, rights or obligations of a person subject to a resolution procedure or a bridge institution shall be carried out at the best price in the circumstances, in accorda…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Composition and operation

Article R321-36-6

Voting by electronic means is supervised by a polling station consisting of the chairman of the Enforcement Committee referred to in article L. 321-23 and two members appointed by the chairman of the…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: The town council.

Article R2573-6-2

At the mayor's initiative, the town council meeting begins when all the town councillors have effective access to the means of transmission in the rooms designated as the town council meeting venues.…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: The town council.

Article R2573-6-3

If a request for a secret ballot is adopted in accordance with the provisions of 1° of Article L. 2121-21, the mayor shall postpone this item of the agenda to a subsequent meeting. This meeting may no…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions for authorisation

Article D3512-9-6

A laboratory with establishments on several separate geographical sites where different teams operate submits an application for approval for each of them.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Group Medical Committee

Article D6132-9-6

The committee elects its chairman and vice-chairman from among the practitioners who are full members.Where an army hospital is associated with the group, army practitioners who are members of the gro…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 7: Special customs investigation procedures

Article 67 bis

…399. The same provisions apply to surveillance of the routing or transport of objects, goods or products derived from the commission of these offences or used to commit them. The prior information pr…

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