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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Conditions for the departure from national territory of human body parts or products mentioned in Article R. 1245-1 when they do not have the authorisation mentioned in Article L. 1243-2

Article R1245-18

The Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé has a period of four months to evaluate the information provided. At the end of these maximum four months, when, in application…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Conditions for the departure from national territory of human body parts or products mentioned in Article R. 1245-1 when they do not have the authorisation mentioned in Article L. 1243-2

Article R1245-17

Pursuant to the fourth paragraph of the I of Article L. 1245-5, when the elements or products mentioned in Article R. 1245-1 do not benefit from the authorisation mentioned in Article L. 1243-2, estab…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 2: Dotation globale de fonctionnement (R).

Article R2563-4-1

The sub-envelope of the national equalisation grant mentioned in 1° of II of article L. 2334-23-1 accruing to the municipalities of each overseas department is distributed among them half in proportio…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Commitment and common provisions (R)

Article R3341-2-1

The appropriations allocated to expenditure for each financial year may not be used to pay expenditure for another financial year. However, expenditure committed but not mandated at the close of the f…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Guarantees granted at the end of the term of office

Article L3123-9-1

At the end of their term of office, any departmental council president or any vice-president delegated by the latter who, in order to exercise their mandate, has ceased their salaried professional act…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Guarantees granted at the end of the term of office

Article L4135-9-1

At the end of their term of office, any regional council president or any vice-president delegated by the latter who, in order to exercise their mandate, has ceased their salaried professional activit…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Management of the departmental or territorial fire and rescue service (R)

Article R1424-19

The management of the departmental or territorial fire and rescue service comprises:1° The departmental director of fire and rescue services;2° The deputy departmental director of fire and rescue serv…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Conditions governing the work of thanatopractors

Article R2223-132

Preservation care is carried out with respect for the dignity of the deceased: 1° In the preparation room of the technical area of a mortuary under the conditions provided for by article D. 2223-84 ;…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Group Medical Committee

Article D6132-9-9

Each year, the chairman presents his action programme to the grouping medical commission, taking into account actions already implemented. He presents a report on the implementation of the shared medi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V: Transfers of personnel and property for the installation of departmental fire and rescue services (R)

Article R1425-1

The transfers of personnel, provided for in articles L. 1424-13, L. 1424-14 and L. 1424-16 and transfers of property, as provided for in Article L. 1424-17, may be the subject of a single agreement. T…

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