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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Authorisation procedure

Article R513-11-4

I. - The application for authorisation to carry out the stool collection activity provided for in Article L. 513-11-1 shall be sent to the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médic…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions relating to the entry into or exit from national territory of elements or products of the human body mentioned in Article R. 1245-1 coming from or destined for Member States of the European Union or parties to the Agreement on the European Economic Area and intended for the manufacture of in vitro diagnostic medical devices.

Article R1245-21

Manufacturers of in vitro diagnostic medical devices may procure tissues, their derivatives and cells from the human body, whatever their level of processing, in a Member State of the European Union o…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Guarantees granted in the exercise of the mandate

Article R4422-30-1

Articles R. 4134-24 to R. 4134-27 are applicable to members of the Corsican economic, social, environmental and cultural council. The Assembly of Corsica is competent to take the deliberation provided…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Availability and consultation of the electoral roll

Article R7343-11

At the end of a period of eight days following the posting of the election results, the extract from the electoral roll may no longer be consulted.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Availability and consultation of the electoral roll

Article R7343-10

I.-An extract from the electoral list drawn up by the Employment Platforms Labour Relations Authority may be consulted on the website dedicated to voting operations. This extract, which gives the surn…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Commission nationale de la négociation collective, de l'emploi et de la formation professionnelle (National Commission for Collective Bargaining, Employment and Vocational Training)

Article R2272-4-1

The persons chosen for their expertise and experience, mentioned in 2° of IV of article R. 2272-1, are appointed by the Minister for Labour for a period of three years. Travel and subsistence expenses…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Special provisions

Article R4451-134

The Institut de Radioprotection et de Sûreté Nucléaire may carry out: 1° The verifications provided for in section 6 of this chapter, notwithstanding the provisions of articles R. 4451-40 and R. 4451-…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Breach of contract

Article R6222-23-1

In order to allow a new apprenticeship contract to be signed in application of article L. 6222-18-2, an exception may be made to the minimum duration of the apprenticeship contract mentioned in the fi…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Organisation of the National Institute of Industrial Property

Article R411-1-2

The National Institute of Industrial Property organises free public consultation of industrial property titles and the Official Bulletin of Industrial Property. The terms, places and conditions of thi…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Organisation of the National Institute of Industrial Property

Article R411-1-4

The Institut national de la propriété industrielle organises free public access in electronic format to: 1° The list of geographical indications defined in Article L. 721-2, accompanied by the date an…

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