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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Reducing human exposure to gamma radiation from construction materials in buildings

Article R1333-42

The results of the radiological characterisations of construction products containing natural materials or industrial residues mentioned in article R. 1333-40 and the corresponding activity concentrat…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: The National Enforcement Committee

Article R561-48

The Chairman of the National Enforcement Committee will summon the respondent to a hearing by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt, within a period of not less than fifteen days from the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Public health establishments, public medico-social establishments, health cooperation groups, social and medico-social cooperation groups with legal personality under public law and army hospitals

Article R5126-44

In the public medico-social establishments mentioned in 3° of article R. 5126-1, the internal use pharmacy is managed by a pharmacist belonging to one of the categories of practitioners mentioned in 1…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article R331-4

In the month following publication of the title deed, the pursuing creditor, or failing that the most diligent creditor or the debtor, summons the creditors holding a published security interest in an…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Ban on smoking in certain public places

Article R3512-4

The reserved areas referred to in article R. 3512-3 are enclosed rooms used for smoking and in which no services are provided. No servicing or maintenance work may be carried out unless the air has be…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 2: Implementation of the plan.

Article R626-43

Without prejudice to the provisions of article R. 626-51, the plan implementation commissioner shall make an annual report on the performance of the debtor's commitments and on the payments and distri…

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

Article R5121-76-8

The cost of monitoring treated patients is borne by the marketing authorisation holder for the medicinal product or by the company which operates the medicinal product and which has been authorised to…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Compensation for severe disability

Article R5213-45

The association referred to in article L. 5214-1 determines the annual amount of permanent expenses incurred as a result of the disability referred to in 6° of article R. 5213-42 or 5° of article R. 5…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Creation, transfer or regrouping

Article R5125-4

When the Director General of the Regional Health Agency decides, in application of the fifth paragraph of Article L. 5125-18, to determine the sector or sectors of the municipality in which the pharma…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter IVa: Consultation of automated data processing for the purposes of customs controls

Article 67 sexies

I. - Express freight companies carrying out the activities mentioned in 4.2 of Annex 30a to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 of 2 July 1993 laying down provisions for the implementation of Counc…

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