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Showing 52315240 of 58660 articles for Art. avis 2015-04 of 5 February 2015

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Operating conditions

Article R1132-5-2

The implementation of the provisions of Article R. 1132-5-1 is subject to the establishment of an organisational protocol between the qualified medical practitioner in genetics and the genetic counsel…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Protection.

Article L4623-5-3

The transfer of an occupational health physician included in a partial transfer of a prevention and occupational health service by application of article L. 1224-1 may only take place after authorisat…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Basic services and basic banking services.

Article D312-5-1

The basic banking services referred to in III of Article L. 312-1 comprise :1° The basic services referred to in 1° to 8° of article D. 312-5;2° Cash deposits and withdrawals at the counter of the org…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1a: Use of the account for a professional retraining project

Article L4163-8-5

The period of vocational retraining leave is treated as a period of actual work for the purposes of determining the employee's seniority rights. The employee retains the benefit of all the advantages…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Resale of second-hand in vitro diagnostic medical devices

Article R5222-18-5

Notwithstanding the provisions of Article R. 5222-18-4, where the second-hand in vitro diagnostic medical device which is the subject of the transfer has never been put into service, the file consists…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Machinery

Article R4311-4-5

A chain, rope or strap within the meaning of 5° of article R. 4311-4 is a chain, rope or strap designed and manufactured for lifting and forming part of a lifting machine or lifting accessory.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: General authorisation conditions

Article L5125-5-1

Any restructuring of the pharmacy network within the same municipality or neighbouring municipalities at the initiative of one or more pharmacists or pharmacists' associations and giving rise to compe…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4a: Special provisions for the preparation, distribution and administration of advanced therapy medicinal products prepared on an ad hoc basis as part of the same medical procedure as the removal of the tissues or autologous cells used in their composition.

Article R4211-51-1

I.-In accordance with the provisions of II of Article L. 4211-9-1, an establishment or organisation authorised under this section may have the preparation and distribution of an individually prepared…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Operating rules

Article L621-5-2

The Autorité des marchés financiers shall collect the proceeds of the fees established in Article L. 621-5-3. A decree in the Conseil d'Etat shall set the compensation system for its members, its acco…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Admission to psychiatric care by decision of the State representative.

Article L3213-5-1

The representative of the State in the département may at any time order the psychiatric assessment of persons subject to a psychiatric care measure ordered in application of this chapter or chapter I…

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