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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article R1221-17

The first approval is granted for a period of two years from the date of notification of the decision.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article R1221-20

All the documents provided for in Article R. 1221-19 shall be sent to the Prefect at least three months before the expiry of the approval.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Obligations of establishments mentioned in b of 2° of article R. 1245-31

Article R1245-37

The establishments or organisations mentioned in b of 2° of article R. 1241-31 ensure that the unique donation number that they allocate is unique on the basis of the provisions of the order and good…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Obligations of establishments mentioned in b of 2° of article R. 1245-31

Article R1245-35

…Area, by the establishments or bodies authorised by the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé, pursuant to Article L. 1243-2 and the first and second paragraphs of II of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Obligations of establishments mentioned in b of 2° of article R. 1245-31

Article R1245-36

…purposes other than distribution. It is included in the documents accompanying the tissues and cells.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title III: Judging of contraventions

Article R42

…cutor, the head of the court registry shall notify the criminal order to the accused by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt, which shall include the particulars provided for in article 5…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Electronic voting procedures

Article R2314-11

…ganisations representing employees in the company or in the establishment(s) concerned, of the completion of the prior declaration formalities with the Commission nationale de l'informatique et des li…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Sale and transfer of shares.

Article R4113-57

If, during the period provided for in article R. 4113-56, the successor(ies) decide(s) to transfer their deceased's shares to a third party outside the company, the transfer shall be carried out in ac…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Sales and transfers of shares

Article R4381-60

If, during the period provided for in article R. 4381-59, the successor(ies) decide(s) to transfer their author's shares to a third party outside the company, this will be done in accordance with the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Conditions for issuing authorisations

Article R5139-3

…ed by the operations for which authorisation is requested and the elements required for this analysis. The content of the technical dossier thus defined is specified by a decision of the Director Gene…

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