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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Psychotropic substances and preparations

Article R5132-94

Persons engaged in national and international trade are required to draw up an annual summary statement indicating for each psychotropic substance or medicinal product containing it: 1° The quantities…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Mission of emergency medical services.

Article R6311-3

The emergency medical aid services participate in the implementation of the Orsec plans drawn up in application of articles L741-1 to L741-5 of the French Internal Security Code. To carry out the task…

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Authorisation

Article R6322-28

The provisions of articles R. 6113-12 to R. 6113-15 relating to certification are applicable to cosmetic surgery facilities in application of article L. 6322-1. The General Director of the Regional He…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Common provisions.

Article D6431-36

When the Commission and the Committee meet in joint formation under the conditions provided for in Article L. 6431-15, the agenda is set by mutual agreement between the two chairmen. The joint committ…

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter one: Setting the rates used to calculate direct local taxation

Article 1639 A bis

I. - Deliberations by local authorities and competent bodies relating to direct local taxation, other than those setting either the rates or the products of taxation, and other than those instituting…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Compensation for victims

Article L1142-23

The Office is subject to an administrative, budgetary, financial and accounting system defined by decree. The Office's expenses consist of : 1° The payment of compensation to victims of medical accide…

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

Article L5121-10-2

For a similar biological medicinal product defined in a of 15° of Article L. 5121-1, the marketing authorisation may be granted before the expiry of the intellectual property rights attached to the re…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Appeals to the Paris Court of Appeal against decisions of the Competition Authority.

Article R464-16

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Employment obligation

Article D5212-5

I.-In order to draw up the declaration relating to the employment obligation, the bodies mentioned in articles L. 213-1 and L. 752-4 of the Social Security Code or in article L. 723-2 of the Rural and…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Powers

Article L5215-20-1

I. - Urban communities existing on the date of promulgation of the loi n° 99-586 du 12 juillet 1999 relative au renforcement et à la simplification de la coopération intercommunale continue to exercis…

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