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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE I A: Observatory of prices, margins and incomes in overseas France

Article L910-1 H

…s so that they can take them into account when drawing up their statistical work and study programmes. The observatories collect the data required to carry out their missions from the establishment me…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Subsidiaries, holdings and controlled companies.

Article R233-16-2

For the purposes of preparing the income tax report referred to in Article L. 233-28-1, where the consolidating company and one of the controlled companies included in the consolidation, in accordance…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Organisation and operation

Article L5721-7-1

…the department in which the syndicate has its registered office, after consulting each of its members. From the date of notification by the representative of the State in the department of his intenti…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions specific to the clinical selection of deceased donors

Article R1241-19-3

…ion collected during the clinical selection of donors in application of II, III and V of article R. 1211-13 is recorded in a document, the purpose of which is to detect any antecedents or clinical cri…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Rules specific to the election of employee representatives

Article R1411-58-12

…sentatives are not taken into account for the application of the first paragraph of I of Article L. 1411-5-2: 1° When it is established, on the date of drawing up the electoral lists for the election…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Publication of compassionate access authorisations

Article R5121-74-11

…ealthcare professionals concerned must not constitute advertising within the meaning of Article L. 5122-1. These measures are subject to the prior opinion of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médica…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7b: Compassionate prescribing frameworks

Article R5121-76-11

…ealthcare professionals concerned must not constitute advertising within the meaning of Article L. 5122-1. These measures are subject to the prior opinion of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médica…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: Authorised bodies

Article R5211-57-1

…ve implantable medical devices manufactured from tissues of animal origin mentioned in Article R. 5211-23-1. If, in the light of this verification, the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécu…

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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 Public Health CodeIn force
Sub-section 6: Conditions for informing relatives

Article R1131-20-1

I. - Prior to the prescription, under the conditions laid down in Article R. 1131-5, of an examination of genetic characteristics likely to identify a genetic anomaly which may be responsible for a se…

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