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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Monitoring of blood-derived medicinal products

Article R5121-183

Pharmacovigilance of blood-derived medicinal products involves monitoring, known as traceability, from the time they are manufactured until they are administered to patients. The purpose of this monit…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Minimum standards applicable to infant consultations.

Article R2132-18

Compliance with the conditions of this section is required of any collective or individual organisation as soon as it is no longer the personal practice of a practising doctor.

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Characteristic features of residential premises

Article R1331-18

A basement may be made available for residential purposes if its characteristics do not constitute a health risk for the occupant and if it meets the following cumulative conditions:-it meets the requ…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Mechanical vibration.

Article R4722-18

The labour inspector may ask the employer to have exposure to mechanical vibration measured by an accredited body, in order to ensure compliance with the obligations relating to the prevention of the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Space heating

Article R4227-18

Heat-generating equipment, together with its pipes and chimneys, must be installed in such a way that it cannot spread fire to building materials, materials and objects likely to be placed in the vici…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Space heating

Article R4216-18

Irrespective of the application, where applicable, of the rules specific to residential buildings, offices or buildings open to the public, fixed installations for heating and hot water supply must no…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: General Manager.

Article R5312-18

The Managing Director is appointed for a term of three years. He may be reappointed.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Health rules applicable to bathing water

Article D1332-18

The list of bathing waters, as resulting from the census procedure provided for in article D. 1332-16 , as well as any change to this list compared to the previous year, accompanied by the reasons, th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Employee information.

Article D3323-18

When the profit-sharing agreement has been set up after employees likely to benefit from it have left the company, or when the calculation and distribution of the special profit-sharing reserve takes…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Behaviour in the event of an accident or incident

Article R4141-18

Workers assigned to one of the tasks listed in article R. 4141-15 receive training in what to do in the event of an accident or disaster.

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