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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Suspension in an emergency

Article R4113-114

Where the doctor, dental surgeon or midwife suspended in application of article L. 4113-14 is a civil servant, the hierarchical authority shall maintain his salary, residence allowance, family salary…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Cooperative societies.

Article R4131-11

The articles of association of doctors' cooperatives are drawn up either by a notarial deed or by a private document signed by all the founding members. Within one month of the formation of the cooper…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Sales of medicinal plants.

Article D4211-11

The medicinal plants or parts of plants included in the pharmacopoeia which appear in the following list may, in the form specified in the list, be sold by persons other than pharmacists: FRENCH NAMES…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Time limits

Article R4234-11

The Disciplinary Chamber of first instance must give its decision within six months of the date of receipt by that Chamber of the complete file of the complaint or request. On expiry of this period, a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Specific safety study.

Article R4543-11

An information sheet appended to the specific safety study summarises all the risks identified. This summary may be produced using pictograms. Where the nature of the risk requires special preventive…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Inter-establishment prevention and occupational health services.

Article D4622-11

For the supervision of the inter-establishment occupational health and prevention service, each establishment social and economic committee exercises the same powers as those defined in articles D. 46…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Preventive measures and resources.

Article R4542-11

The provisions of articles R. 4542-6 to R. 4542-10 only apply insofar as the elements in question exist in the workstation and the characteristics of the task make their application possible.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Workers authorised to carry out operations on or near electrical installations

Article R4544-11

I.-Any worker who carries out live working must hold a specific authorisation issued by the employer after obtaining a document issued by an approved training organisation certifying that he has acqui…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Organisation and operation

Article D4632-11

The Labour Advisor responsible, in companies or inter-company services, for initiating, studying and implementing social achievements decided by the Social and Economic Committee and the employer perf…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Registration.

Article D4644-11

A person from a Member State of the European Union who is not established in France may occasionally provide occupational risk prevention services if he can prove that he has equivalent skills or qual…

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