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French Public Health CodeIn force
Sub-section 3: Working conditions of the pharmacists or veterinary surgeons responsible and delegated.

Article R5142-16

…companies and their establishments mentioned in 1° and 2° of article R. 5142-1, the pharmacist or veterinarian in charge and the delegated pharmacist(s) or veterinarian(s) must have at least two year…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title I: CONSUMER INFORMATION

Article R111-1

…and procedures for implementing the legal guarantee of conformity referred to in articles L. 217-3 et seq. and articles L. 224-25-12 et seq. of the Consumer Code, the legal guarantee against hidden d…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions common to the publication of a book in printed and digital form

Article L132-17-1

…ital form, the conditions relating to the transfer of exploitation rights in digital form shall be set out in a separate part of the contract, failing which the transfer of such rights shall be null a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Qualifying conditions

Article R742-15-1

…e of the commercial court clerk. Alternates are appointed in equal numbers, under the same conditions. The members of the commission may not be the same as those making up the jury provided for in art…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Trade union rights

Article R6153-1-18

The provisions of articles R. 6153-24 to R. 6153-24-4 are applicable to junior doctors.

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE I: Preliminary provisions.

Article A210-1

…ng, compiling, preparing, processing and controlling the information, and shall carry out tests of details, if necessary by means of on-site inspections; 5° It shall carry out any other due diligence…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: National tattoo product vigilance system.

Article R513-10-11

…o be due to a tattooing product, the persons responsible for placing a tattooing product on the market, the health professionals who have observed it or the persons carrying out tattoos in a professio…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Special schemes and general exemptions

Article 1051

…tre organismes d'habitations à loyer modéré, sociétés anonymes de crédit immobilier ou leurs unions et organismes bénéficiant de l'agrément mentionné à l'article L. 365-2 du code de la construction et…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book IV: Some special procedures

Article D47-13-1

…rocedure, the judicial courts and the court of first instance designated in the table below are competent to hear, in the districts defined in this table, the offences mentioned in this article.TRIBUN…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Life insurance and capitalisation operations

Article A132-16-1

…for profit sharing may be written back after authorisation from the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution. The exceptional situations referred to in the first paragraph are only met when th…

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