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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 7: Radiation .

Article R4722-21-2

…ask the employer to have a technical check carried out on the exposure limit values for electromagnetic fields defined in articles R. 4453-3 and R. 4453-4 by an accredited body or, failing that, by a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Individual justification for medical procedures using ionising radiation

Article R1333-53

…ising radiation may be performed without a prior written exchange of relevant clinical information between the applicant and the person performing the procedure. The applicant must specify in particul…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VI: Protection of sole traders

Article D526-28

…n the following information concerning the sole trader renouncing the protection of his personal assets and the beneficiary of the renunciation: 1° With regard to the sole trader renouncing protection…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Single chapter.

Article L4711-3

During their visits, the Labour Inspectorate control officers referred to in article L. 8112-1 and the prevention service officers of the social security bodies have access to the documents referred t…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: POLICE

Article L2212-2-2

…on which he exercises the traffic police pursuant to article L. 2213-1 in order to guarantee the safety and convenience of passage, the costs relating to the operations are charged to the negligent ow…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Issuing work permits

Article R5221-20

Work authorisation is granted when the application meets the following conditions: 1° With regard to the proposed job: a) Either this job comes under the list of short-staffed occupations provided for…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Essential health and safety requirements.

Article R5211-23-2

…he risk analysis and management system shall also take account of the published opinions of the competent European or international scientific committees and bodies. It shall include an analysis of an…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Payments.

Article L3332-10

…amount of the sums corresponding to days of rest not taken and which are used to feed a collective retirement savings plan defined in chapter IV are not taken into account for the assessment of the ce…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Instructions and packaging.

Article R5133-3

…pecified, on a proposal from the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé, by order of the Minister for Health.

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Governance system

Article R385-16

…ion of article R. 354-3 to supplementary occupational pension funds, the following definitions apply1° "Solvency requirements referred to in Section 2 of Chapter V of Title VIII of Book III" where "ca…

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