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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Health protection.

Article L1511-1

For the application in Mayotte of the second paragraph of article L. 1110-3, the words: "of the complementary health protection provided for in article L. 861-1 of the Social Security Code or" are del…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter I: FINANCIAL IMPLEMENTATION

Article R2191-1

The purchasers mentioned in article R. 2100-1 are not subject to the provisions of this chapter, with the exception of those of articles R. 2191-20 and R. 2191-21. However, Pôle Emploi and, for their…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Joint representation action

Article R622-1

Consumers who, on the basis of the provisions of article L. 622-1, intending to claim compensation for losses caused by the same professional and having a common origin may give to an approved nationa…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Authorisation

Article R6322-28

The provisions of articles R. 6113-12 to R. 6113-15 relating to certification are applicable to cosmetic surgery facilities in application of article L. 6322-1. The General Director of the Regional He…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Urban equalisation grant.

Article R3334-2

For a given département, the urbanisation rate mentioned in the first paragraph of article L. 3334-6-1 is equal to the ratio between, on the one hand, the municipal population of the communes in this…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IIIa: Research, clinical investigations and performance studies covered by national defence secrets

Article L1123-17

When the authority designated in article L. 1123-12 or in II of articles L. 1125-1 and L. 1126-1 does not have agents with the level of clearance required for national defence confidentiality, given t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Military personnel serving in the French army

Article L4061-1

…t, military health professionals covered by the provisions of article L. 4138-2 of the Defence Code:1° Are not registered on any professional roll;2° Are registered by the Minister for Defence under a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Use and maintenance of work equipment

Article R4323-17

…ct the health and safety of workers, the employer shall take the necessary measures to ensure that: 1° Only workers designated for this purpose use the work equipment; 2° The maintenance and modificat…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Risk assessment

Article R4452-10

The results of the risk assessment are recorded in the single risk assessment document provided for in article R. 4121-1. They are communicated by the employer to the occupational physician and to the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Ban on recruiting new apprentices

Article R6225-12

…sible for educational supervision referred to in article R. 6251-1, will be notified without delay: 1° The decision to prohibit the recruitment of new apprentices, taken in application of article L. 6…

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