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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Waste from infectious risk healthcare activities and similar waste

Article R1337-17

I.-A fifth-class offence is punishable by a fine if a dispensing pharmacist fails to collect, free of charge, or charges a fee for the collection of waste defined in 3° of article R. 1335-8-1 that is…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Single chapter: Provisions applicable to the regulatory and supervisory authorities

Article R641-1

Any manager of a person referred to in I and II of article L. 612-2 who fails to produce a recovery plan prescribed in accordance with the provisions of article R. 612-30 or fails to implement it with…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Criminal provisions

Article R3135-6

Failure to comply with the provisions of articles L. 3172-1 and L. 3172-2, relating to the monitoring of weekly rest periods, as well as those of the decrees issued for their application, is punishabl…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Criminal provisions

Article R3135-5

Failure to comply with the provisions of articles L. 3164-2 to L. 3164-4, relating to weekly and Sunday rest periods for young workers, as well as those of the decrees issued for their application, is…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Coordination of regional health agencies

Article D1433-3

The National Steering Committee for the Regional Health Agencies makes recommendations to ensure that the distribution of the funding allocated to the agencies is consistent with the policies they are…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Import and export of gametes and germ tissue for the purposes of medically assisted procreation, fertility preservation or restoration of hormonal function

Article R2141-27

The application for authorisation shall be sent to the Director General of the Agence de la biomédecine by any means capable of establishing a date of receipt.The applicant must enclose with the appli…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Import and export of gametes and germ tissue for the purposes of medically assisted procreation, fertility preservation or restoration of hormonal function

Article R2141-24

The authorisation to import or export gametes or germ tissue is issued in response to a request from a couple or an unmarried woman for the purposes of medically assisted procreation or at the request…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Traceability

Article R3512-32

I. - The unique identifier at unit pack level meets the conditions set out in Article 8 of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 2018/574 of 15 December 2017 on technical standards for the establ…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Expertise

Article R4126-19

Articles R. 621-1 to R. 621-11 and R. 621-14 of the Code of Administrative Justice relating to expertise are applicable before the disciplinary chambers of first instance and before the national disci…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Criminal provisions

Article R8256-1

Employing or retaining a foreign national in a professional category, profession or geographical area other than those mentioned, where applicable, on the work permit referred to in the first paragrap…

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