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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Professional acts.

Article R4342-1-1

…ivities in accordance with a written medical prescription, dated and signed by the prescribing doctor. II.-When practising as part of an ophthalmologist's practice, within a health establishment, in t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions

Article R5121-100-1

…EC) No 1234/2008 of 28 November 2008 concerning the examination of variations to the terms of a marketing authorisation for medicinal products for human use and veterinary medicinal products, in accor…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article R5121-138-1

…ject to compulsory prescription shall be provided with the unique identifier referred to in Article R. 5121-138-2, unless they are exempt from this requirement due to their presence on the list establ…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Age requirements

Article R6222-1-1

…ce training centre to begin their training, under the following conditions: 1° The student has completed the first cycle of secondary education ; 2° The student is enrolled either in a vocational lycé…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R6133-1-1

The agreement setting up the health cooperation grouping, signed by all the members, is approved by a decision of the Director General of the regional health agency for the region in which the groupin…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General powers

Article R6144-1-1

…ting out of premises or the acquisition of equipment likely to have an impact on the quality and safety of care.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Death certificate

Article R2213-1-1-1

A retired doctor who is not practising may only be called upon to issue a death certificate if it is impossible for a practising doctor to draw up such a certificate within a reasonable period of time…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Adoption leave

Article R1225-10

The certificate justifying the arrival of a child, referred to in article L. 1225-39, is issued by the President of the Conseil départemental.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Organisation of toxicovigilance

Article R1340-1

…tem comprises : 1° The Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement et du travail ; 2° The organisations responsible for toxicovigilance defined in article R. 1340-4 ;…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Guarantees granted in the exercise of the mandate.

Article R3123-1

In order to benefit from the time required to attend and participate in the sittings and meetings referred to in article L. 3123-1, an elected member of a departmental council who is an employee shall…

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