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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions relating to the conditions of transmission of samples to medical biology laboratories established in another Member State of the European Union or party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article D6221-35

The application for authorisation must be accompanied, where appropriate, by a copy of the documents representing accreditation, authorisation or approval issued by the competent authorities of the St…

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions relating to the conditions of transmission of samples to medical biology laboratories established in another Member State of the European Union or party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article D6221-38

The authorisation is issued for a period of five years. It specifies the medical biology tests that the laboratory is authorised to carry out for patients resident in France.

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Use of the "home-made" label

Article D122-3

I.-When all the dishes offered by the professional are "home-made", the words "home-made" or "home-made" or the logo defined by order of the Minister for Trade may appear in a single place visible to…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Other security measures

Article D47-31

The public prosecutor or the public prosecutor shall notify the automated national criminal records department of judgments and rulings declaring that a person is not criminally responsible on account…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Offenders eligible for judicial supervision

Article D147-33

The public prosecutor checks whether the person is a person convicted of a crime or offence mentioned in article D. 147-31 and against whom socio-judicial supervision has not been ordered. When this i…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Public policy

Article D3131-3

To ensure compliance with the minimum daily rest period of eleven consecutive hours for employees who do not work to a collective timetable, the employer may set a daily period for the establishment,…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Appeals to the Court of Cassation

Article D1462-3

The final jurisdiction of the industrial tribunal is 5,000 euros.

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

Article L4312-5-3

An inter-regional council and a disciplinary chamber of first instance of the Antilles-Guyane order of nurses is responsible for nurses in French Guyana, Martinique, Guadeloupe, Saint-Martin and Saint…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: CCI France.

Article R711-55-3

Audits commissioned by CCI France pursuant to 7° of Article L. 711-16 are carried out on site or on the basis of documents requested from the audited establishment and, where applicable, from the regi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Generic specialities

Article R5121-5-3

Generic herbal medicinal products are covered by the provisions of articles R. 5121-6 and R. 5121-7.

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
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