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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Other narcotic substances and preparations

Article R5132-83

…nature and quantity of the products obtained as well as any losses resulting from these operations; 3° Quantities disposed of; 4° Year-end stocks, including stocks of products in the process of being…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Voluntary appearance and summons

Article 390-1

…and tax or non-tax notices. They will also be informed that the fixed procedural fee payable under 3° of article 1018 A of the General Tax Code may be increased if he does not appear personally at th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Organisation and operation

Article R1435-33

I.- In the event of partial or total non-fulfilment of the commitments set out in the contract referred to in Article R. 1435-30, the Director General of the Regional Health Agency will send the contr…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Public health policy coordination committees

Article D1442-3

…Prefect responsible for matters relating to Saint-Barthélemy and Saint-Martin or his representative;3° Representatives of State departments with responsibilities in the field of health prevention and…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope and definitions

Article R5124-3

…than investigational medicinal products and for the generators, kits and precursors referred to in 3° of article L. 4211-1 and where the manufacturer or importer does not itself operate the business,…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 9: Mobility within or outside the European Union

Article R6325-33

…elation to the qualification in question, which is the subject of the professionalisation contract; 3° The places of work and, where applicable, of training; 4° The names and qualifications of the peo…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Donation and use of elements and products of the human body.

Article L1542-5

Title III of Book II of this Part is applicable in New Caledonia and French Polynesia, with the exception of articles L. 1231-1 A, L. 1233-3, L. 1233-4, L. 1234-3-1, L. 1234-4, L. 1235-1, with the exc…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Citizen Commitment Account

Article L5151-11

…tioned in 1°, 2°, 2° bis, 5°, and 6° of article L. 5151-9, as well as for the activity mentioned in 3° of the same article L. 5151-9, with the exception of the communal civil security reserve and the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Duties towards patients.

Article R4127-53

I. - The doctor's fees must be determined with tact and moderation, taking into account the regulations in force, the procedures performed or particular circumstances.They may only be claimed in respe…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Nature and entitlement to aid

Article R5141-1

…43-3 et seq. of the Rural and Maritime Fishing Code cannot be combined with this repayable advance; 3° Payment by the State to beneficiaries of the exemptions provided for in 1°, made in accordance wi…

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