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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Membership

Article D7121-41

Employers must declare to the caisse de congés payés any artistic and technical staff they have not employed continuously during the twelve months preceding the application for leave.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Sampling.

Article R5127-4

Except in the cases provided for in article R. 5127-13, a sample consists of three samples, one left with the owner or holder of the product, the second destined for the laboratory competent to carry…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Experimentation.

Article R5141-4

The experimenters, investigators, experts and persons called upon to collaborate in the trials are bound by professional secrecy under the conditions and penalties laid down inarticle 226-13 of the Fr…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Definitions

Article R5211-4

…ion provided by the manufacturer in the labelling, the instruction leaflet or promotional material; 2° Placing on the market: the first making available, whether in return for payment or free of charg…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Definitions.

Article R5221-4

…th its intended purpose, with the exception of invasive medical devices intended for taking samples and medical devices placed in direct contact with the human body for the purpose of obtaining a samp…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Walkman

Article R5463-4

A repeat offence under article R. 5463-2 is punishable in accordance with articles 132-11 and 132-15 of the French Criminal Code.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Operation

Article R6156-40

…g the opinion of the Board sitting in plenary session. These rules specify in particular the powers and operating rules of the specialised committees, as well as the rules for submitting, amending and…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Composition

Article R6156-46

…se in the discipline corresponding to the section. For a section of the college of tenured teaching and hospital staff, staff working in the discipline corresponding to the section are eligible to vot…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Composition

Article R6156-47

…ed to that section. However, the following may not be elected: 1° Practitioners on long-term leave; 2° Practitioners who have been subject to a reduction in seniority leading to a reduction in emolume…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Composition

Article R6156-43

…eral with the rank of Inspector General, comprises the following equal numbers: 1° Six full members and six alternate members representing the administration, including : a) One full member and one al…

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