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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

…cts of major therapeutic interest referred to in article L. 5111-4, marketing authorisation holders and pharmaceutical companies exploiting medicinal products shall, under their responsibility, draw u…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Composition

Article R1213-4

…presentatives of the public establishments of inter-municipal cooperation with their own tax status and their alternates are elected by the college of presidents of public establishments of inter-muni…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Conditions for registration on the list of court-appointed administrators

Article A811-4

…of the Commission nationale d'inscription et de discipline des administrateurs judiciaires et des mandataires judiciaires, by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt, no later than three mo…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Sub-title II: Courts with jurisdiction to prosecute, investigate and try crimes against humanity and war crimes and offences

Article 628-4

Where the Criminal Court or the Juvenile Court of Paris declares that it does not have jurisdiction on the grounds set out in article 628-3, it shall refer the matter to the Public Prosecutor's Office…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Formation of the company

Article R5125-24-4

…on the application for registration under the conditions set out in articles L. 4222-2 to L. 4222-5 and L. 4232-12. Reasons must be given for any decision to refuse registration. It is notified to eac…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Preparation, preservation and use of tissues, cells and their derivatives.

Article L1243-4

Any organisation that ensures the conservation and preparation of tissues and cells, organs, blood, its components and derived products, derived from the human body with a view to their transfer for s…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IVa: Observatory for analysis and support for social dialogue and negotiation

Article L2234-4

An observatory to analyse and support social dialogue and negotiation is set up at departmental level by decision of the competent administrative authority. It promotes and encourages the development…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IVa: Observatory for analysis and support for social dialogue and negotiation

Article R2234-4

…observatory provided for in article L. 2234-4 in the departmental collection of administrative acts and on the website of the regional directorate for business, consumer affairs, competition, labour a…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Setting up and closing down the social and economic committee

Article R2313-4

When one of the employers mandated by the others takes a decision on the determination of the number and perimeter of separate establishments in application of article L. 2313-8, it shall bring this t…

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