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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Pharmacists and veterinary assistants in veterinary pharmaceutical establishments.

Article R5142-40

For the purposes of calculating the number of staff referred to in articles R. 5142-38 and R. 5142-39, account is taken of persons engaged in the following operations: 1° Manufacturing and import oper…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Pharmacists and veterinary assistants in veterinary pharmaceutical establishments.

Article R5142-41

When a pharmacist or assistant veterinarian recruited in application of article R. 5142-37 is absent or replaces the pharmacist or veterinarian in charge for a period of more than one month, he is rep…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Refusal of public aid

Article D8272-4

If the company or its de jure or de facto manager has been fined in the twelve months preceding the application, the competent authority may decide to refuse the aid requested. It will then inform the…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Operation

Article R6156-40

The Chairman of the Board of Governors shall adopt the rules of procedure, drawn up on the basis of a draft prepared by the Minister for Health, after obtaining the opinion of the Board sitting in ple…

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Operation

Article R6156-41

The opinions issued and proposals made by the Board of Governors are published on the Ministry of Health website.

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Voluntary termination of pregnancy.

Article L2445-1

Subject to the adaptations provided for in this chapter, the following provisions of Title I of Book II of this Part shall apply in New Caledonia and French Polynesia:1° Chapter I ;2° The first paragr…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Control of work permits

Article R5221-43

The provisions of articles R. 5221-41 and R. 5221-42 do not apply when the foreign national provides the employer with proof of registration on the jobseekers' list issued by the institution referred…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter IV: Persons responsible for the amicable recovery of debts

Article R124-4

The person responsible for amicable debt collection shall send the debtor a letter containing the following information:1° The name or corporate name of the person in charge of amicable debt collectio…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Administrative declaration

Article R4427-4

The declaration of first use is not compulsory for laboratories carrying out medical biology analyses. They are only required to declare their intention to provide a diagnostic service for group 4 bio…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Dispensing to minors of medicinal products indicated in emergency contraception and not subject to compulsory medical prescription.

Article D5134-4

Before 1 December each year at the latest, the Caisse nationale de l'assurance maladie will notify the Minister responsible for social security of the number of boxes of the medicinal products mention…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
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