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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 7: Overseas departments, Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Martin and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon

Article R6152-70

…titioner working in an overseas department, Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Martin, Mayotte or Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon requests to accumulate his/her entitlement to training leave for two successive years, t…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Conditions for issuing authorisations

Article R5139-17

…the date of the last operation mentioned therein in order to be produced at the request of the competent authorities. This period is reduced to ten years for biological samples, anatomical parts or o…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Definition of a procedure

Article R4412-148

…work is to be carried out and, where applicable, the Office Professionnel de Prévention du Bâtiment et des Travaux Publics (Occupational Prevention Office for Building and Public Works):1° The place,…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Wholesale distribution

Article R5124-61

Without prejudice to the powers conferred on the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé by Article L. 5124-3, the wholesale distribution of medicinal products to a natural…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions relating to insurance undertakings.

Article R321-14

…unless the undertaking only wishes to underwrite operations falling within one or more sub-branches. For the undertakings mentioned in 4° of Article L. 310-2, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Health checks and surveillance

Article R1321-20

…consultation with the Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement et du travail, determines the sampling conditions to be used to measure lead, copper and nickel in w…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Health-related products

Article R1453-4

I.-The information mentioned in article R. 1453-3 is made public, in French, on the single public website mentioned in I of article L. 1453-1 and is transmitted to the authority responsible for this s…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Embryo storage

Article R2151-21

…on authorised to store them in execution, where applicable, of the agreement referred to in Article R. 2151-19.In the event of an incident likely to affect health safety, the Director General of the A…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE I: Provisions specific to Saint Pierre and Miquelon.

Article R917-27

In article R. 713-27-1: a) The third paragraph is replaced by the following provisions: "The minutes are sent to the Prefect of the territorial collectivity, who sends a copy to the Minister responsib…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Administrative penalties.

Article R5426-15

The Director referred to in article R. 5312-26 may impose the penalty provided for in this article for deliberate acts, in accordance with the procedures set out in article L. 5426-9 et seq. When cons…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
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