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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Criminal provisions.

Article L8224-3

…o the following additional penalties: 1° Prohibition, in accordance with the provisions of article 131-27 of the French Penal Code, either from holding a public office or from engaging in the professi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Establishments authorised to retrieve tissues for therapeutic purposes.

Article R1242-3

…eval activity and the hospital coordinator(s) may be the same as those provided for in article R. 1233-7 ; 3° Have at their disposal, either directly or through agreements with other health establishm…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Duties of pharmacists or veterinary surgeons in charge.

Article R5142-35

…ons guarantee the proper conservation, integrity and safety of these veterinary medicinal products; 3° After examining the dossier, he/she signs the applications for marketing authorisation for veteri…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article L211-3

…strictly reserved for the private use of the person making them and not intended for collective use;3° Subject to sufficient elements identifying the source:a) Analyses and short quotations justified…

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French Civil Aviation CodeIn force
BOOK VI: MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.

Article R611-3

…ction fee provided for in I of article…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Temporary authorisation to practise for specialist doctors and dental surgeons who hold a diploma allowing them to practise in their country of origin

Article R4111-35

…e practitioner is governed, for the duration of the hosting agreement, by the provisions of Section 3 of Chapter II of Title V of Book I of Part Six relating to the rules applicable to contractual pra…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Chairman of the hospital medical committee, vice-chairman of the hospital board

Article D6143-37-1

…are offered ;2° The establishment's objectives in terms of improving the quality and safety of care;3° Where appropriate, objectives in terms of research and innovative approaches;4° The organisation…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Chairman of the hospital medical committee, vice-chairman of the hospital board

Article D6143-37-4

…e 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, which…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Chairman of the hospital medical committee, vice-chairman of the hospital board

Article D6143-37-5

Training is offered to the chairman of the hospital medical board when he takes up his post, tailored to the high level of responsibility he will be expected to assume.At his or her request, the chair…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Chairman of the hospital medical committee, vice-chairman of the hospital board

Article D6143-37-2

…semination and evaluation of good medical practice; 2° It ensures that patient care is coordinated; 3° It contributes to the promotion of medical research and therapeutic innovation; 4° It coordinates…

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