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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Inspection.

Article L5146-1

…of this Title, and of the provisions adopted for their application, is carried out concurrently by:1° Inspectors from the Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 17: Nuclear medicine

Article D6124-190

…189 is to ensure the safety of the radiopharmaceutical medicine circuit and includes in particular: 1° Carrying out control actions relating to the preparation and holding conditions of these medicine…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Formation of the company.

Article R743-121

…and, subject to the provisions of II, with the persons mentioned in B of I of the article 5 and in 1° and 3° of the I of the article 6 of the aforementioned Act of 31 December 1990, a société d'exerc…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Scope of application.

Article R4534-107

…ection apply when work is carried out in the vicinity of electrical lines, pipes and installations: 1° Located outside premises and in the low-voltage A area (BTA), i.e. whose voltage exceeds 50 volts…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Consignments and deposits.

Article R518-40

Sums deposited voluntarily may only be seized in the cases, forms and under the conditions provided for in…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Processing of criminal records

Article R40-25

The data collected in the context of article R. 40-24 may only concern the following categories: 1° Persons in respect of whom there is serious or corroborating evidence during a preliminary investiga…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4 - Individual right to training

Article R3123-19-2

Within the limit of the maximum amount set in application of 3° of article R. 1621-7 of the present code, the member of the departmental council acquires his or her individual training rights recorded…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Freedom of establishment

Article R4361-15

The following are set by order of the Minister for Higher Education and the Minister for Health:1° The composition of the file submitted in support of the application for authorisation;2° The composit…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter III: Content of the partnership contract

Article L2213-1

…irst paragraph of L. 1112-1 and, where applicable, all or some of the additional tasks mentioned in 1° to 3° of the same article. It also sets out the conditions under which the risks are shared betwe…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title III: CONSIDERATION OF ASYLUM APPLICATIONS

Article R530-1

In accordance with article R. 240-1, the provisions of this Title apply to foreign nationals whose situation is governed by Book II, with the exception of the provisions of articles D. 531-1, R. 531-8…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
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