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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Rules applicable to authorised establishments and organisations

Article R1243-26

When they are distributed or transferred, the tissues, their derivatives, the cells or the cell therapy preparations are accompanied by the documents mentioned in Article R. 1211-19 and Article R. 121…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Health rules applicable to swimming pools

Article D1332-2

Swimming pool water covered by this section must meet the following conditions: 1° It must not contain a number or concentration of micro-organisms, parasites or any other substance constituting a pot…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Commencement of proceedings

Article R631-2

A creditor's writ specifies the nature and amount of the claim and contains any evidence likely to characterise the debtor's cessation of payments. Where a farm is involved, the creditor shall attach…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: The institution and its missions

Article D741-24

The National Council provides through a common grant for the financing of services of collective interest in the following areas: - training and documentation for the profession; - operation of common…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: POLICE

Article R2214-2

The State police system may be established in a commune or in a group of communes forming an urban area when the following two conditions are met:1° The population of the commune or group of communes,…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Single risk assessment document

Article R4121-2

The Single Occupational Risk Assessment Document must be updated: 1° At least once a year in companies with at least eleven employees; 2° Whenever a decision is taken to make any major change to healt…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Indoor and outdoor lactaria

Article D2323-2

The role of the indoor and outdoor lactariums is to: 1° Collect breast milk; 2° Prepare, qualify and process breast milk; 3° Store breast milk; 4° Distribute and dispense breast milk on medical prescr…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Storage or handling of flammable substances

Article R4216-23

The premises mentioned in article R. 4216-22 as well as those in which substances or preparations classified as highly flammable or materials in such a physical state that they are likely to catch fir…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 8: Specific provisions governing the exceeding of exposure limit values relating to sensory effects

Article R4453-23

The employer shall appoint a person to act as an advisor on the prevention of risks associated with electromagnetic fields. This person may be the employee on whom the employer relies under article R.…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Packaging units for rolling tobacco

Article R3512-24

I.-A unit packet of rolling tobacco may be: 1° Parallelepiped with characteristics that may be specified by order; 2° Cylindrical; 3° A pouch. II-The packaging unit complies with the size characterist…

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