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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Rules governing the practice of the profession.

Article R4342-18

…the conditions laid down in Article L. 4342-2 for the practice of the profession of orthoptist may use the title of orthoptist.

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Experimentation

Article R5121-17

The investigational medicinal products and, where applicable, the devices used to administer them are supplied free of charge by the sponsor, except where the law provides otherwise.

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Conditions specific to the modality: "external radiotherapy, brachytherapy".

Article D6124-133-14

The authorisation holder has an organisation that enables it to secure the information systems used to carry out radiotherapy treatment and to preserve all the data collected on the site.

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 6: Accounting and financial organisation of the departmental or territorial fire and rescue service (R)

Article R1424-32

…the product of the population multiplied by the relative difference between the average per capita tax potential of all the communes in the same demographic group and the per capita tax potential of…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope and definitions

Article L133-1-1

…lemy and the payee's payment service provider is located outside France, regardless of the currency used for the payment transaction, the following provisions apply :a) The provisions of section 5 of…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Drinking water.

Article L1321-1

…ng, food preparation and cooking, personal hygiene, general hygiene and cleanliness, other domestic uses in public and private places, as well as for the preparation of foodstuffs and goods intended f…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Direct production allowances for production conditions

Article 211-74

…inematographic works are original French-language works or, if at least two different languages are used, works in which French or a regional language used in France is the most widely used language;…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Withholding

Article L722-10

In the absence of a written request from the person authorised to use a geographical indication or the organisation for the defence of geographical indications and outside the cases provided for by Eu…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Operation

Article L23-114-1

The employer shall allow the employee member of the regional cross-industry joint committee the time required to carry out his duties, up to a limit which, save in exceptional circumstances, may not e…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter Ia: Harm reduction

Article L3411-8

I.-The aim of the harm reduction policy for drug users is to prevent health, psychological and social damage, the transmission of infections and death by overdose associated with the use of psychoacti…

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