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Showing 52615270 of 7235 articles for Art. n° 20-15164 · CCRCS opinion 2013-001

French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Occupational health medical file

Article R4624-45-4

…ensuring continuity of care for the worker; 5° Formalised information concerning the certificates, opinions and proposals of occupational health professionals, in particular those formulated in appli…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Traditional herbal medicinal products

Article R5121-107-3

…s the matter to the Committee for Herbal Medicinal Products of the European Medicines Agency for an opinion, as referred to in Article 16h of Directive 2001/83/EC of the European Parliament and of the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Search for an assignment.

Article R6152-50-6

…6152-50-5, the Director General of the National Management Centre may decide, after obtaining the opinion of the Director of the host establishment, to appoint a surnumerary in accordance with the p…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Recruitment

Article R6152-337

…al practitioner is recruited by the director of the public health establishment after obtaining the opinion of the chairman of the establishment's medical committee and the head of the department, on…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Commencement of employment, management, remuneration and benefits

Article R6153-18-1

…ork enabling him to gradually resume his duties if his state of health improves, after a favourable opinion from the medical committee, under the following conditions:1° An intern may be authorised to…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Essential health and safety requirements.

Article R5211-22

…s to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, or the European Medicines Agency for a scientific opinion on the quality and safety of the substance, and in particular on the risk-benefit ratio of i…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Extending the stay of students and researchers

Article L422-11

When a temporary residence permit bearing the words "seeking employment or setting up a business" is issued pursuant to 1° of article L. 422-10, its holder is authorised, during the period of validity…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 5: Customs controls on postal consignments.

Article 66

1. For the purposes of investigating and establishing the offences provided for in this Code, customs officers shall have access to the premises of postal service providers and express freight compani…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Controlling epidemics and certain communicable diseases.

Article L3841-4

The provisions of Article L. 3135-1 are applicable in New Caledonia and French Polynesia in the wording resulting from Order No. 2018-20 of 17 January 2018, subject to the adaptations provided for in…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Transitional provisions

Article R355-12

Until 1 January 2020, insurance and reinsurance undertakings shall publish the annual information referred to in Article L. 355-5 according to the following timetable a) No later than 20 weeks after t…

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