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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Special provisions.

Article R5141-137

…irector General of the Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement et du travail ninety days before the authorisation expires. This application for renewal includes :…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: Personal recovery without compulsory liquidation

Article R741-17

…al recovery without judicial liquidation, a notice thereof shall be sent for publication in the Bulletin officiel des annonces civiles et commerciales by the court registry. This publication is carrie…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Appointment of the radiation protection advisor

Article R4451-118

The employer shall set out in writing the procedures for carrying out the duties of the radiation protection advisor that it has defined. It shall specify the time allocated and the resources made ava…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Governance of the plan

Article R144-17

…ar to the composition or operation of the Supervisory Committee or to the remuneration of its members. The report of the insurance company's statutory auditor(s) on the annual accounts of the plan and…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Candidatures of professional employers' organisations

Article R2152-17

…f candidacy, where applicable, the professional employers' organisation(s) to which it itself belongs. Where a professional employers' organisation is a member of more than one professional employers'…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Duties between colleagues and members of other health professions

Article R4321-105

When several physiotherapists collaborate in the examination or treatment of a patient, they keep each other informed with the patient's consent. Each practitioner assumes his or her personal responsi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Special provisions.

Article R5141-123-17

The holder of the parallel import authorisation is responsible for placing the product on the market and, in this capacity, ensures that the provisions of this Title are complied with, in particular t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: National cosmetovigilance system

Article R5131-12

The vigilance exercised over cosmetic products by the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé includes : 1° Receiving and recording serious adverse reaction reports sent by…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Declaration of voluntary association involvement

Article R5151-19

…sibility of the ministry in charge of associations, enables the declaration provided for in article R. 5151-16 and its transmission to one of the persons responsible for the administration or manageme…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Special provisions.

Article R5141-122-1

Veterinarians alone are authorised to administer, in the cases provided for in Article L. 5143-4, to equidae declared as being intended for slaughter for human consumption, medicinal products for huma…

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