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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Research mentioned in 1° of Article L. 1121-1 requiring express authorisation involving the products mentioned in Articles L. 1125-1 to L. 1125-3

Article R1125-9

When the application concerns the organs and tissues of human or animal origin mentioned in 1° and 6° of Article R. 1125-7, and the cell therapy preparations mentioned in 2° of Article R. 1125-7 as we…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Responsibilities.

Article R462-3

The adversarial procedure provided for in Article L. 462-3 includes the notification of a report by the general rapporteur to the parties involved before the court, to the Government Commissioner to t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Gender equality in the workplace

Article R2242-10

The application is deemed complete if, within fifteen days of receipt, the Regional Director of Enterprises, Competition, Consumption, Labour and Employment has not informed the employer of the list o…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article D3121-6

In an emergency, the employer may exceed the maximum daily working time on his own responsibility, in the cases envisaged in article D. 3121-4. If the employer has not yet submitted a request to excee…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Authorisation procedure.

Article R2324-11

On receipt of the information referred to in article R. 2324-10, the prefect of the department in which the holiday or leisure centre is located shall refer the matter to the president of the departme…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Authorisation to set up within a reference area

Article R761-12-5

The file initially sent by the applicant may include only the first part of the application as defined in Article R. 761-12-1. In this case, the provisions of Article R. 761-12-2 only apply to the fir…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Financial penalties

Article R5145-7

In the absence of observations or in the event of an inadequate response to the complaints within the time limit mentioned in the previous article, the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécu…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Non-performance of contractual obligations

Article R6114-17

In the event of partial or total non-fulfilment of the commitments set out in the contract, the Director General of the Regional Health Agency will send the contract holder a reasoned formal notice to…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Local tax on outdoor advertising

Article R2333-15

If the mayor or the president of the public establishment for inter-communal cooperation finds that an advertising medium has not been declared within the time limits specified in the first paragraph…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Local tax on outdoor advertising

Article R2333-14

If the mayor or the president of the public establishment for inter-communal cooperation finds that there is a shortfall, inaccuracy or omission in the declared information used as a basis for calcula…

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