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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L5151-6

I.-Each holder of a personal activity account may consult the rights registered in the account and use them by accessing a free online service. This online service is managed by the Caisse des dépôts…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Risk assessment

Article R4453-8

…nufacturer of work equipment or medical devices, in application of the technical rules of design or use to which they are subject, or by the manufacturer of equipment designed for public use, if they…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Prescribing, ordering and dispensing procedures

Article R5139-30

I.- Veterinary proprietary medicinal products and auto-vaccines for veterinary use containing micro-organisms or toxins are prescribed under the conditions mentioned in I, III and IV of article R. 514…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Special provisions.

Article R5141-122

…nimals whose flesh or products are not intended for human consumption, medicinal products for human use classified in one of the categories subject to restricted prescription by article R. 5121-77, be…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Appendices

Article Annexe II à l'article R4312-6

…new personal protective equipment mentioned in articles R. 4311-8 to R. 4311-10.1.0.0. Definition A user is any person who wears or holds personal protective equipment as defined in articles R. 4311-8…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Tasks and activities of internal-use pharmacies

Article R5126-9

…In order to carry out one or more of the activities provided for in 1° to 10° below, the internal-use pharmacy must have an authorisation expressly mentioning this or these activities or issued taci…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Implementation of the legal guarantee of conformity

Article L224-25-18

…onsumer, taking into account the nature of the digital content or digital service concerned and the use intended by the consumer. The consumer is not required to pay for the use he made of the digital…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 1: Qualified persons.

Article R221-3

…n, the activity mentioned in article L. 221-1 without holding a professional guide-lecturer card or using a card that does not conform to the model provided for in the last paragraph of article R. 221…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions.

Article R411-7

The use of holiday vouchers by persons other than the beneficiaries, their use for expenses other than those defined in article L. 411-2, their acceptance by service providers who have not signed the…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Communication media and exchanges of information

Article R2132-13

Where the purchaser does not use electronic means of communication pursuant to article R. 2132-12, it shall indicate this in the call for tenders or, in the absence of such a notice, in the consultati…

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