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Showing 29913000 of 69024 articles for Art. L. 221-8 + Art. R. 221-30 à R. 221-37

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Psychotropic substances and preparations

Article R5132-88-1

The authorisation provided for in Article R. 5132-88 is issued by the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé, after obtaining the opinion of the Di…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2-1: Judicial measures to help manage the family budget

Article 375-9-2

…o Article 375-9-1, a family's difficulties. Where the mayor has appointed a coordinator pursuant to L. 474-5 du code de l'action sociale et des familles and by article 375-9-1 of this code.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Chairman of the hospital medical committee, vice-chairman of the hospital board

Article D6143-37-1

…ort.The medical project is drawn up for a period of five years. It may be amended by means of a rider. It defines the hospital's medical strategy and specifies the measures to be taken in application…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7b: Compassionate prescribing frameworks

Article R5121-76-8

…es the medicinal product and which has been authorised to do so by the marketing authorisation holder. The marketing authorisation holder or the company organises the collection of data by the prescri…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Chairman of the hospital medical committee, vice-chairman of the hospital board

Article D6143-37-4

…hat the hospital medical committee functions properly.The governance charter referred to in article L. 6143-7-3 sets out the material and human resources made available to him to carry out his duties,…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Extensions

Article R5132-1-8

Notwithstanding article R. 5132-1-2, the validity of the pathway prescription may be extended beyond twenty-four months: 1° By the structure for integration through economic activity: a) Where it has…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Intervention by the family court

Article 373-2-6

…hout the authorisation of both parents is entered in the wanted persons file by the public prosecutor. He may, even of his own motion, order a penalty payment to ensure that his decision is enforced.…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Registration in the file

Article R53-8-6

Specifically authorised police officers or gendarmerie units shall record in the file any proof of address or change of address of which they have become aware pursuant to the provisions of Article 70…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Investigations

Article R232-86-4

…presumption of the existence of an anti-doping violation, the notification provided for in article R. 232-88 shall be made. If this is not the case, the Secretary General of the Agency shall close th…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Use for professional retraining projects

Article D4163-30-4

The data relating to the reimbursement of the costs mentioned in I of article R. 6323-14-3 are consolidated and sent to the body mentioned in the second paragraph of article R. 4163-15. The procedures…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
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