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Showing 631640 of 14329 articles for Art. CE 8-11-1978 n° 8603

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Medicinal products reserved for hospital use

Article R5121-82

Classification in the category of medicinal products reserved for hospital use may only take place if the restrictions on prescribing, dispensing and administration of the medicinal product are justif…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Medicinal products initially prescribed in hospitals

Article R5121-89

The marketing authorisation, the early access authorisation under 1° of II of article L. 5121-12 or the compassionate access authorisation under II of article L. 5121-12-1 or the compassionate prescri…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: French blood establishment and army blood transfusion centre

Article L1222-11

…technical areas of activity of the Etablissement Français du Sang are determined by it, in accordance with the provisions relating to the national blood transfusion master plan.II - Apart from the co…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 8: External company employee representative on the health, safety and working conditions committee

Article L2412-8

…e L. 211-2 of the Mining Code, before the expiry of the term due to serious misconduct or unfitness certified by the occupational physician, or on expiry of the term when the employer does not intend…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Purposes of processing

Article R142-11

…er for Immigration is authorised to implement, on the basis of 2° of Article L. 142-1, automated processing of personal data called "Application de gestion des dossiers des ressortissants étrangers en…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Health rules applicable to swimming pools

Article D1332-11

I.-In the event of non-compliance with the quality limits defined by the order referred to in article D. 1332-2 being observed during the monitoring of the installations referred to in I of article D.…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Creation of the solvency margin.

Article R334-11

…ion of regulated commitments and other intangible items, of the following items:1. However, preference shares as defined in article L. 228-11 of the French Commercial Code may be issued only if they m…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Exemptions

Article 845

…lected on a judicial or conventional mortgage registration must be paid when the registration is cancelled. To this end, the service responsible for land registration is required to state, both on the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Single section: Shareholdings in commercial companies other than those referred to in 8° of Article L. 4211-1

Article R4211-8

…time of the sale, by one or more experts chosen from persons offering every guarantee of independence, good repute, competence in the valuation of companies and company shares and knowledge of the bu…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions relating to leave for health or family reasons

Article R6152-818

…unt in the third paragraph of this article includes emoluments and bonuses granted to the person concerned. When, in application ofarticle R. 321-2 of the Social Security Code, the cash benefits provi…

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