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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Professional acts.

Article R4342-4

…framework of an organisational protocol defined in this section, the orthoptist is authorised to : 1° Determining visual acuity and refraction, with or without dilatation, the medicines required for…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions.

Article R1112-18

Establishments may have either a single hospitalisation regime, which constitutes the common regime, or two hospitalisation regimes, the common regime and the special regime which includes single room…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Powers of the Regional Council

Article L4433-3-2

The regional councils of the overseas regions shall be consulted on proposals for acts of the European Union which concern their region by the Minister for Overseas France. The provisions of the secon…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Applications for registration and amendments

Article A123-81

…mentioned in Article R. 123-220 or modification of the information contained in the same directory: 1° The bodies mentioned in article R. 123-3 ; 2° The IT department mentioned in Article R. 123-30-14…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: National Commission for Voting Operations

Article R2122-45

The National Commission for Voting Operations comprises :1° Two civil servants appointed by the Minister for Labour, one of whom acts as chairman and the other as secretary ;2° The representatives of…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 4: Provisions specific to Martinique

Article L831-7

In Martinique, the summary visits provided for in Articles L. 812-3 and L. 812-4 may be carried out in an area between the coastline and a line drawn one kilometre below it, as well as on national roa…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Agreements relating to unemployment insurance.

Article L5422-20-2

Pôle emploi and the body responsible for managing unemployment insurance mentioned in Article L. 5427-1 provide the State services with all the information required to draw up the framework document m…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Loan guarantees (R)

Article D1511-35

For the application of the fourth paragraph of articles L. 2252-1, L. 3231-4 and L. 4253-1, the maximum percentage that may be guaranteed by one or more local authorities on the same loan is set at 50…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Orders given by the judicial authority

Article D56-2

When the magistrate responsible for the information file orders the separation of detainees due to the requirements of the information, his instructions shall be specified in the individual notice pro…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Falsifications

Article L451-2

…set out in article L. 413-1 is punishable by seven years' imprisonment and a fine of 750,000 euros: 1° If the falsified or corrupted substance is harmful to human or animal health; 2° If the acts were…

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