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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Application to army hospitals and army blood transfusion centres

Article R1243-32

For the application of the provisions of sub-sections 1 to 4, army hospitals and the army blood transfusion centre shall be considered as health establishments and a blood transfusion establishment re…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Judgment of compulsory liquidation.

Article R641-32

Property that is not the subject of a claim for restitution may be sold in accordance with the forms provided for in Title IV of Book VI of the legislative part of this code on expiry of a period of o…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE II: BODIES OF THE MUNICIPALITY

Article R2124-3

The formal notice sent by the prefect to the mayor or president of the public establishment for inter-municipal cooperation, in the cases provided for in article L. 2124-3, may be made either by lette…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: National Consultative Ethics Committee for Health and Life Sciences

Article R1412-3

Half of the Committee's membership is renewed every eighteen months.In the event of the death, resignation or termination for any other reason of a Committee member during his term of office, he shall…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Authorisation for the preparation and supply of certain allergens.

Article R4211-3

If the Director General of the Agency does not respond to an application for authorisation within six months of the submission of a complete and regular application, this will be deemed to constitute…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Common provisions

Article R718-3

Any notification shall be deemed to be in order if it is made: 1° To the last proprietor of the trademark application declared to the Institute or to the last proprietor entered in the National Regist…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Temporary authorisation to practise for specialist pharmacists holding a diploma entitling them to practise in their country of origin

Article R4221-33

The provisions of section 5 of chapter I of title I of book I are applicable to the temporary authorisation to practise for specialist pharmacists issued in application of 2° of article L. 4221-1-1, s…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Access to the digital health space and rights of the holder

Article R1111-32

The holder or their legal representative accesses their digital health space via the "FranceConnect" teleservice, via the electronic means of identification provided by the health insurance organisati…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Withdrawal of assignment to one or more prohibited activities

Article R4733-3

When the employer, the head of establishment or their representative is present, the decision shall be delivered to him in person against receipt. Failing this, it shall be sent as a matter of urgency…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Traceability

Article R3512-33

I. - Deactivation of the economic operator identifier code is required in the following cases: 1° Total cessation of the economic operator's activity ; 2° Cessation of activity related to tobacco ; 3°…

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