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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R6111-4

The legal representative of the health care organisation appoints, in consultation with the chairman of the institutional medical committee in public health care organisations or the institutional med…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: General provisions.

Article L1142-4

The provisions of articles L. 1142-1 and L. 1142-3 do not prevent the adoption of temporary measures for the sole benefit of women aimed at establishing equal opportunities between women and men, in p…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Departmental maternal and child protection service.

Article L2112-4

The activities referred to in articles L. 2112-2 and L. 2112-3 are managed either directly or by means of an agreement with other public authorities or non-profit private legal entities; they are orga…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Merger

Article L236-4

The merger takes effect:1° In the case of the creation of one or more new companies, on the date of registration, in the Trade and Companies Register, of the new company or the last of them ;2° In oth…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General organisation.

Article L6141-4

The regional hospital centres defined in article L. 6141-2 may include a unit responsible for providing specialist advice and opinions on the diagnosis, prognosis, treatment and, where appropriate, pr…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Local monitoring system for medically assisted procreation

Article R2142-46

I.-The establishments and organisations mentioned in 2° of Article R. 2142-42 shall appoint a local correspondent and his/her alternate. As soon as they are appointed, the identity, status, experience…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Paragraph 3: Invalidity of auctions

Article R322-49-1

In the absence of a valid higher bid and where the certificate mentioned in article…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Accounts, deposit of funds, controls and miscellaneous provisions

Article R814-41-1

The provisions of this subsection apply to the persons mentioned in III of Article L. 812-2 with the exception of articles R. 814-38 and R. 814-41, including where they have been authorised to continu…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions applicable to manufacture and import.

Article R5124-49-3

Manufacturers of medicinal products must be able to document the measures they have taken to ensure that their supplier of excipients complies with good practice under the conditions set out in articl…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions applicable to manufacture and import.

Article R5124-49-5

I.-For the medicinal products of major therapeutic interest referred to in article L. 5111-4, marketing authorisation holders and pharmaceutical companies exploiting medicinal products shall, under th…

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