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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Authorisation for cross-border movement of embryos

Article R2141-15

The application for authorisation must be sent to the Director General of the Agence de la biomédecine by any means capable of establishing a date of receipt.This application shall include a file cont…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Admission to the profession

Article R812-19

…ovisions relating to the procedure for registering judicial administrators provided for in articles R. 811-31 to R. 811-35, with the exception of the eighth and tenth paragraphs of Article R. 811-31 a…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Semi-public companies

Article R122-7

The provisions of articles R. 122-1 to R. 122-3 and R. 122-5 are applicable to local semi-public sports companies.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Investigation

Article R532-15

…ts are made by ordinary letter, with the exception of the notice of receipt provided for in article R. 532-9, the order closing the investigation provided for in article R. 532-21, the information pro…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 6: Customs officers responsible for certain judicial police duties

Article R15-33-14

…ions handed down by the judicial authority pursuant to the provisions of Articles 28-1, 224 to 229, R. 15-33-8 and R. 15-33-9, including copies of authorisation orders; 3° A copy of any document issue…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Examination and conditions of authorisation.

Article R5121-41-1

…n particular for the purposes of applying b of 5° of Article L. 5121-1 and 1°, 2° and 3° of Article R. 5121-28. Variations and extensions to a marketing authorisation are submitted and examined under…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Unit dispensing of medicinal products in dispensing pharmacies

Article R5132-42-6

By way of derogation from Article R. 5121-138, the label, printed by the pharmacist at the time of dispensing and affixed to the new outer packaging referred to in Article R. 5132-42-4, shall bear the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Establishments authorised to retrieve tissues for therapeutic purposes.

Article R1242-2

…ed person is issued, suspended or withdrawn under the same conditions as those laid down in article R. 1233-2 and articles R. 1233-4 to R. 1233-6 and R. 1233-11.

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Admission to the profession

Article R812-3

The provisions set out in articles R. 811-3, R. 811-4, R. 811-5 and R. 811-6 relating to elections to the national commission of court-appointed administrators and their alternates are applicable to e…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Health and safety

Article R6222-36

The apprentice will undergo an information and prevention visit as provided for in articles R. 4624-10 to R. 4624-15 or a pre-recruitment medical examination as provided for in articles R. 4623-22 to…

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