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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Persons authorised to practise the profession of pharmacy assistant

Article D4241-3

Candidates for the "brevet professionnel de préparateur en pharmacie" must, on the date on which they sit the examination as a whole or the last unit entitling them to the award of the diploma, provid…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Constitution

Article R4381-14

No more than one quarter of the capital of a société d'exercice libéral mentioned in article R. 4381-8 may be held by one or more persons who do not meet the conditions of the first paragraph or of 1°…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Provisions common to establishment medical committees and establishment technical committees.

Article R6144-83

When the Medical Commission or the Social Committee are aware of facts likely to have a worrying and prolonged effect on the situation in the establishment, they may, by a two-thirds majority of the m…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Missions.

Article L5311-1

…with the use of products intended for human health, products listed in Annex XVI of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 falling within its remit and products intended for cosmetic use. It monitors the risk assoc…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title X: Legal costs

Article R93

…execution of an investigative measure at the request of a foreign court pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2020/1783 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2020 on cooperation between t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subtitle I: Public and civil proceedings

Article 2-15

A duly registered association whose statutory purpose is to defend the victims of an accident occurring in public transport or in a place or premises open to the public or in private property for resi…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Flagrant crimes and offences

Article 63-3-1

From the outset of police custody, the person may ask to be assisted by a lawyer. If they are unable to appoint one or if the chosen lawyer cannot be contacted, they may request that one be appointed…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: General principles

Article L1111-6

Any person over the age of 18 may appoint a trusted support person, who may be a relative, a close friend or the doctor treating them. This person will be consulted in the event that they are unable t…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Commitments giving rise to a diversification provision

Article L134-1

…scriber of the changes made or to be made to the contract. The provisions of article 3 of order no. 2014-696 of 26 June 2014 promoting the contribution of life insurance to financing the economy do no…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Changes in share capital and employee share ownership.

Article L225-210

The company may not own, directly or through a person acting in its own name but on behalf of the company, more than 10% of its total own shares, nor more than 10% of a given class. These shares must…

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