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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title III: Conditional release

Article D527-4

…consult the information contained in the sentenced person's individual file referred to in Article L. 214-1 of the Penitentiary Code. According to the decision of its Chairman, who is responsible for…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Commercial authorisation

Article R752-46

At the end of the three-year period provided for in article L. 752-1, the owner or owners of the buildings shall notify the prefect of the département in which the site is located of the measures plan…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Entry on the roll of the order

Article R4112-4

…as been transferred and who is practising provisionally in application of the provisions of article L. 4112-5, the departmental council will inform the health insurance bodies of the general scheme an…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Examination and conditions of authorisation.

Article R5121-48

…a proprietary medicinal product and withdraw it from the market on the grounds mentioned in Article L. 5121-14-2. The decision must state the reasons on which it is based and, except in an emergency,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Obligation to report and declare.

Article R1221-49-1

I.-Any healthcare professional who observes or is aware of a serious adverse reaction occurring in a blood donor shall report it without delay to the haemovigilance and transfusion safety corresponden…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Obligation to report and declare.

Article R1221-49-3

…ved in a blood donor or in a recipient are likely to be due to a product mentioned in II of article L. 5311-1 falling within the scope of another vigilance, a copy of the adverse reaction report form…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Obligation to report and declare.

Article R1221-49-2

I. - Any healthcare professional who observes or is aware of an adverse reaction occurring in a recipient of labile blood products shall report it without delay to the haemovigilance and transfusion s…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Health, safety and working conditions committee

Article R1233-25-4

The operation and resources of the committee responsible for health, safety and working conditions are governed by the provisions of Article 81, II of Article 83, Articles 84 and 85, II of Article 87,…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Title II: Ski lift insurance

Article A220-4

…orting document provided for in article R. 220-8 must bear the words "Certificate of insurance(art. L. 220-1 of the Insurance Code)" at the top right-hand corner. This document must also include:-the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Discipline.

Article R321-47

…ering imposing or extending a suspension measure pursuant to the second paragraph of III of article L. 321-23-2, shall summon the interested party by any means that confers a date certain. The summons…

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