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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Miscellaneous provisions applicable to medical auxiliaries.

Article L4381-4

…ise the professions referred to in this book as well as those referred to in articles L. 1132-1, L. 4241-1 and L. 4241-13. They must hold evidence of formal qualifications obtained in a Member State o…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Specific powers.

Article L4523-4

…under the conditions defined in Articles…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 9: Dispensing of medicines required for the prevention and treatment of sexually transmitted infections and emergency contraception

Article R3121-44

…armacist. For the purposes of this article, if the Director General of the Regional Health Agency remains silent, authorisation will be deemed to have been granted on expiry of a period of two months…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Commercial events.

Article R762-4

The trade events that must be declared as part of the annual programme by an exhibition park are: 1° Trade shows as defined by article L. 762-2 ; 2° Commercial events, usually referred to as "trade fa…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Departmental investment harmonisation conference (R)

Article D3142-4

The election is held by post. Ballot papers are sent by registered letter to the prefect. Each ballot paper is placed in a double envelope; the inner envelope must not bear any mention or distinctive…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Hyperbaric prevention advisor

Article R4461-4

…is advisor shall participate in particular in :1° In the risk assessment provided for in Article R. 4461-3 ;2° The implementation of all measures to ensure the health and safety of workers working in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Disciplinary safeguards

Article R6153-40

Without prejudice to the provisions of articles R. 6153-29 to R. 6153-39, the head of the organisation or establishment in which the resident carries out his duties may suspend the latter's activity i…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions relating to the conditions of transmission of samples to medical biology laboratories established in another Member State of the European Union or party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article D6221-42

…are no longer equivalent to those imposed, under the first paragraph of Article 7 of Order no. 2010-49 of 13 January 2010 as amended relating to medical biology, on medical biology laboratories establ…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Granting of exploitation licences and collection of income from the exploitation of rights

Article L324-4

The Articles of Association or the General Regulations shall lay down the conditions under which rightholders may grant licences to third parties for non-commercial uses of rights or categories of rig…

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French Sports CodeIn force
PRELIMINARY TITLE: GENERAL PRINCIPLES

Article L100-4

Sportsmen and women in paid employment benefit from the provisions of article L. 3122-28 of the French Labour Code, reproduced below: "Art.L. 3122-28-Any employee may, taking into account the company'…

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