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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Rules applicable to authorised establishments and organisations

Article R1243-27

Establishments and authorised organisations shall implement a procedure for the recall of tissues or their derivatives or cell therapy preparations in accordance with the rules of good practice provid…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Single chapter

Article R251-2

In the event that several creditors have come forward within the time limit, the agent responsible for the sale shall draw up a proposal for the distribution of the price between the creditors. The pl…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : The Regional Economic and Social Council

Article R4134-26

The vice-presidents of the regional economic, social and environmental councils who have been delegated by the president receive, for the actual performance of their duties, an allowance not exceeding…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Freedom of establishment

Article R4251-2

The representative of the State in the region designated by order of the Minister for Health, after consulting the commission of medical physicists provided for in article R. 4251-6, will issue the au…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Measures following controls

Article R532-2

Natural persons guilty of the contraventions provided for in article R. 532-1 are also liable to confiscation of the thing that was used or intended to be used to commit the offence or the thing that…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions

Article R1263-2

The documents mentioned in article R. 1263-1 shall be translated into French. For companies that are not established in a Member State of the European Union whose currency is the euro, the amounts are…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Rules applicable to authorised establishments and organisations

Article R1243-21

An analytical accounting system covering the economic, financial and accounting data relating to the activities mentioned in article R. 1243-1 is set up within the establishment or authorised body.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: Unused medicinal products for human use.

Article R4211-25

Producers or their eco-organisation may call upon wholesaler-distributors to supply pharmacies with the receptacles mentioned in article R. 4211-24, and to collect and transport these receptacles to t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Availability of beneficiaries' rights.

Article R3324-22

If the beneficiary has not opted for immediate availability, the cases in which, pursuant to article L. 3324-10, the rights accrued in favour of the beneficiaries may exceptionally be liquidated befor…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 3: Verification of housing conditions

Article R434-20

The mayor's use of the services of the Office français de l'immigration et de l'intégration, referred to in article R. 434-19, may be the subject of an organisation agreement concluded with the direct…

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