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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Authorisation

Article R6322-8

…3 ; 2° When it is established that the obligations set out in article L. 6322-2 have not been met ; 3° When direct or indirect advertising in any form whatsoever in favour of the cosmetic surgery acti…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Initial risk assessment

Article R4412-97-3

…y that cannot be remedied within a timeframe compatible with that required to carry out the survey; 3° If, in the opinion of the surveyor, the technical conditions or circumstances in which the survey…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Principles of justification, optimisation and limitation

Article R1333-11

I.-For the application of the limitation principle defined in 3° of Article L. 1333-2, the effective dose limit for exposure of the general public to ionising radiation resulting from all nuclear acti…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter III: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO SAINT-MARTIN

Article R443-3

…to the prefecture and sub-prefecture are replaced by references to the representation of the State; 3° Article R. 414-6 is worded as follows:"Art. R. 414-6.-The exercise by a foreigner of a salaried p…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Scope of collective bargaining.

Article L3121-33

…is rate may not be less than 10% ; 2° Defines the annual quota provided for in Article L. 3121-30 ; 3° Determines all the conditions under which overtime may be worked in excess of the annual quota, a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Medicinal products covered by an early access authorisation or a compassionate access authorisation

Article R5121-145

…ame or international non-proprietary name; 2° The name or business name and address of the company; 3° The batch number; 4° The route and, where appropriate, the method of administration of the medici…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Paragraph 3: Length of training period

Article R426-18

…without the total duration of the traineeship exceeding eighteen months.In the case provided for in 3° of article R. 426-16, the initial duration of the traineeship may not exceed six months. The trai…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Duties and powers of the pharmacists responsible.

Article R5124-36

…roper conservation, integrity and safety of these medicinal products, products, objects or articles;3° After examining the dossier, he/she signs the marketing authorisation applications submitted by t…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Special conditions for children with serious burns

Article D6124-159

When the facility is exclusively dedicated to children, the minimum number of 6 beds allocated to intensive care mentioned in article D. 6124-153 is set at 3.

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Examination to qualify as a sworn goods broker

Article D131-14

…heoretical oral test on the knowledge required for the duties and function of a sworn goods broker; 3° A technological oral test lasting two hours on the determination, on samples, of the specific qua…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
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